Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
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Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known, Defacing first, then claiming for his own.Charles Churchill
Statesman all over, in plots famous grown, He mouths a sentence, as curs mouth a bone.
Charles Churchill
Old-age, a second child, by Nature curs'd With more and greater evils than the first, Weak, sickly, full of pains in ev'ry breath Railing at life, and yet afraid of death.
Charles Churchill
He mouths a sentence as curs mouth a bone.
Charles Churchill
Wise fear, you know, Forbids the robbing of a foe But what, to serve our private ends, forbids the cheating of our friends.
Charles Churchill
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains To tax our labours and excise our brains.
Charles Churchill
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