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A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
What will not luxury taste? Earth, sea, and air,
Are daily ransack'd for the bill of fare.
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What will not luxury taste? Earth, sea, and air,
Are daily ransack'd for the bill of fare.
Blood stuffed in skins is British Christians' food,
And France robs marshes of the croaking brood.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.