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It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
