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What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
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.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
