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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.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
