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When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
Check disease in its approach.
Check disease in its approach.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
