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Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.