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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.