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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
