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The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
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.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
