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The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author

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The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author Quotes

“Unlearned men of books assume the care, As eunuchs are the guardians of the fair.”

“A man I knew who lived upon a smile, And well it fed him; he look'd plump and fair, While rankest venom foam'd through every vein.”

“Man wants but little, nor that little long; How soon must he resign his very dust, Which frugal nature lent him for an hour!”