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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from read more
Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from her youth.
