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 'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
 A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.  
 'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
 A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't. 
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
 Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white 
skinned at the blackamoor.  
 Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white 
skinned at the blackamoor. 
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
 To have done, is to hang
 Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
  In monumental mockery.  
 To have done, is to hang
 Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
  In monumental mockery. 
 That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with 
delight.  
 That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with 
delight. 
Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.