Versos English William Cowper Epigrams on his Garden Shed

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Epigrams on his Garden Shed

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I.

Beware of building! I intended Rough logs and thatch, and thus it ended.

II.

Instead of a pound or two, spending a mint Must serve me at least, I believe, with a hint, That building and building a man may be driven At last out of doors, and have no house to live in.