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Moral.
And now, Gentle Reader, before that I say
Farewell for the present, and wish you good day,
Attend to the moral I draw from my law!—
Farewell for the present, and wish you good day,
Attend to the moral I draw from my law!—
If ever you travel, like Anthony Blogg,
Be wary of strangers! — don't take too much grog! —
And don't fall asleep, if you should, like a hog:
Above all — carry with you a curly-tail'd Dog!
Be wary of strangers! — don't take too much grog! —
And don't fall asleep, if you should, like a hog:
Above all — carry with you a curly-tail'd Dog!
Lastly, don't act like Blogg, who, I say it with blushing,
Sold Sancho next month for two guineas at Flushing,
But still on these words of the Bard keep a fixt eye,
Ingratum si dixeris, omnia dixti!!!
Sold Sancho next month for two guineas at Flushing,
But still on these words of the Bard keep a fixt eye,
Ingratum si dixeris, omnia dixti!!!
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