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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.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
