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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
