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What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
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.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.