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George Crabbe Quotes: Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, like other farmers, flourish and complain.
         

Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, like other farmers, flourish and complain.


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The coward never on himself relies, But to an equal for assistance flies.



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