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The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
