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An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.