Matthew Prior. Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works in Prose and Verse. The Text Edited by A. R. Waller |
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Simile.
The worthless Cypher, when alone,
Is in himself much less then one;
But plac'd behind more Cunning Men,
Exalts each figure up to Ten:
And when Two thoughtless Noughts have blunder'd,
The Knave before becomes a Hundred.
Is in himself much less then one;
But plac'd behind more Cunning Men,
Exalts each figure up to Ten:
And when Two thoughtless Noughts have blunder'd,
The Knave before becomes a Hundred.
So rise, by Aid of worthless Fools,
The Men who know to use their Tools.
The Men who know to use their Tools.
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