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FAIRY · TALES · OF · PERRAULT
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A great advantage 'tis, no doubt, to man,
To have wit, courage, birth, good sense, and brain.
And other such-like qualities, which we
Receiv'd from heaven's kind hand, and destiny.
But none of these rich graces from above,
To your advancement in the world will prove
If godmothers and sires you disobey,
Or 'gainst their strict advice too long you stay.