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Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes,
Observe her labours, sluggard, and be wise.

Source: Opening lines of The Ant, based on a passage in the Hebrew Bible, Proverbs 6:6: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
-- Samuel Johnson, (Sep 18 1709-1784), English lexicographer, critic; He was remembered for writing the first critique of Shakespeare, 1765 and Dictionary of the English Language, 1755.

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