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Translations. - Three Pairs And One. (From Genestet.)

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You have two ears--and but one mouth:      Let this, friend, be a token--     Much should be heard, and not so much              Be spoken.     You have two eyes--and but one mouth:      That is an indication--     Much must you see, but little serves              Relation.     You have two hands--and but one mouth:      Receive the hint you meet with--     For labour two, but only one              To eat with.

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