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If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
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.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
