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Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
