<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=426434" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Twelve Articles</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I<br>LEST it may more quarrels breed,<br>I will never hear you read.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">II<br>By disputing, I will never,<br>To convince you once endeavour.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">III<br>When a paradox you stick to,<br>I will never contradict you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">IV<br>When I talk and you are heedless,<br>I will show no anger needless.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">V<br>When your speeches are absurd,<br>I will ne'er object a word.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">VI<br>When you furious argue wrong,<br>I will grieve and hold my tongue.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">VII<br>Not a jest or humorous story<br>Will I ever tell before ye:<br>To be chidden for explaining,<br>When you quite mistake the meaning.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">VIII<br>Never more will I suppose,<br>You can taste my verse or prose.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">IX<br>You no more at me shall fret,<br>While I teach and you forget.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">X<br>You shall never hear me thunder,<br>When you blunder on, and blunder.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">XI<br>Show your poverty of spirit,<br>And in dress place all your merit;<br>Give yourself ten thousand airs:<br>That with me shall break no squares.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">XII<br>Never will I give advice,<br>Till you please to ask me thrice:<br>Which if you in scorn reject,<br>'Twill be just as I expect.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Thus we both shall have our ends,<br>And continue special friends.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Jonathan+Swift">Jonathan Swift</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=426434" data-title="Twelve Articles de Jonathan Swift" data-description="I LEST it may more quarrels breed, I will never hear you read. II By disputing, I will never, To convince you once endeavour. III When a paradox you stick to, I will never contradict you. IV When I talk and you are heedless, I will show no ange..."></div> </div> </div>

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