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NYJ-N.767.002
1 Jan 1767:21 (1252)
Who steels my purse steels trash,
`Tis his, `twas mine, and has been slave to thousands,
--But he that filches from me my good name,
Robs me of that, which, not inriches him,
But makes me poor indeed!
Shakespear.
. . . [2 paragraphs follow, the second a quotation from
"Hor."]
--For he who hopes his bile shall not offend
Must overlook the pimples of his friend.
--And ev'n in justice to his own defects
At least should grant the pardon he expects.
[signed] Frncis
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