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Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
