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Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
