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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.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by read more
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by human cattle.
