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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.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
