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Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
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Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
This victory will be your I ruin.
This victory will be your I ruin.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.
And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
