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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
