“The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves, by thumping on your back, His sense of your great merit, Is such a friend that one had need Be very much his friend indeed To pardon or to bear it.”
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Cowper, W. (n.d.). The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves, by thumping on your back, His sense of your great merit, Is such a friend that one had need Be very much his friend indeed To pardon or to bear it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18668-the-man-that-hails-you-tom-or-jack/
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Cowper, William. “The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves, by thumping on your back, His sense of your great merit, Is such a friend that one had need Be very much his friend indeed To pardon or to bear it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18668-the-man-that-hails-you-tom-or-jack/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Cowper, William. “The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves, by thumping on your back, His sense of your great merit, Is such a friend that one had need Be very much his friend indeed To pardon or to bear it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18668-the-man-that-hails-you-tom-or-jack/.