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Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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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.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
