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Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
