1. Profane no divine ordinances. 2. Touch no state matters. 3. Urge no
healths. 4. Pick no quarrels. 5. Maintain no ill opinions. 6. Encourage
no vice. 7. Repeat no grievances. 8. Reveal no secrets. 9. Make no
comparisons. 10. Keep no bad company. 11. Make no long meals. 12. Lay no
wagers.

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EPIGRAMS,

_Written on the Union_, 1801, _by a celebrated Barrister of Dublin._

_Adapted to the Commercial Failures_, 1800.


Why should we exclaim, that the times are so bad,
Pursuing a querulous strain?
When Erin gives up all the rights that she had,
What _right has she left to com_plain?

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The Cit complains to all he meets,
That grass will grow in Dublin streets,
And swears that all is over!
Short-sighted mortals, can't you see,