Ha! ha! ha! well hast thou done, To lay down thy Pack, And lighten thy Back, The World was a Fool, e'er since it begun, And since neither Janus, nor Chronos, nor I, Can hinder the Crimes, Or mend the Bad Times, 'Tis better to Laugh than to Cry. The life of John Buncle, esq; [by T. Amory]. - Page 115de Thomas Amory - 1766Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
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...lighten thy hack, The world was a foci, e'er fince it begun, And fince neither JaDU»,norChronos,rjorI, Can hinder the crimes, Or mend the bad times, 'Tis better to laugh than to cry. Cho. of all three, "fit tetter to laugl lían tu cry. JANVS. Since Momus comes to laugh below, Old... | |
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