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Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
