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NYG(W.759.039
24 Sep 1759:11,12 (32 Postscript)
[In article concerning James Parker and the printing of an
almanack, several verse quotations:]
----How dangerous
It is to venture near the verge of baseness:
A generous mind should never dare to quit
Virtue's firm hold; that gone, that sacred anchor
Once parted from, there is no stop--down drives
The desp'rate bark before the foaming torrent,
. . . [lines cut off, then 3 paragraphs of prose]
The world's a labyrinth;
And men are wanderers;
Each tries a several way to gain his end;
And all with distant views to find it out:
. . . [4 more lines]
Therefore,
Go on, good Sir, and bark away,
The moon will shine the brighter;
Envy will be its own reward,
Whilst dogs in manger loiter.
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