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61. The Covetous, and the Prodigal.
The Prodigal affects high, polisht strains;Nothing but Rhetorick, coms neer his Brains.
The Covetous, in Logick, takes delight:
And scrapes up Syllogisms, day, and night.
For Avarice, Logicks close fist, we call
Suadas broad Palm, denotes the Prodigal.
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