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Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
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.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
