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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.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
