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Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.
