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What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
Modesty should accompany youth.
Modesty should accompany youth.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
