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As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
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.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
