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Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.