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Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Scared out of his seven senses.
