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A Boy heedless slept by the well By Dame Fortune awaked, truth to tell, Said she, “Hadst been drowned, ’Twould have surely been found This by Fortune, not Folly befel.” |
FORTUNE IS NOT ANSWERABLE FOR OUR WANT OF FORESIGHT
THE UNGRATEFUL WOLF
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To the Wolf, from whose throat Dr Crane Drew the bone, his long bill made it plain He expected his fee: Snarled Wolf—“Fiddle de dee, Be thankful your head’s out again.” |
SOME CHARACTERS HAVE NO SENSE OF OBLIGATION