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He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
[Lat., Curiosis fabricavit inferos.]
He fashioned hell for the inquisitive.
[Lat., Curiosis fabricavit inferos.]
Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions, it is walled and roofed with them
Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions, it is walled and roofed with them
In hell there is no retention.
[Sp., Quien ha infierene nula es retencio.]
In hell there is no retention.
[Sp., Quien ha infierene nula es retencio.]
But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell,
And there hath been thy bane.
But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell,
And there hath been thy bane.
We spirits have just such natures
We had for all the world, when human creatures;
And, therefore, read more
We spirits have just such natures
We had for all the world, when human creatures;
And, therefore, I, that was an actress here,
Play all my tricks in hell, a goblin there.
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
Hell is oneself; Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections. There is nothing to escape from and read more
Hell is oneself; Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections. There is nothing to escape from and nothing to escape to. One is always alone.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is no other but a soundlesse pit,
Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it.
Hell is no other but a soundlesse pit,
Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it.
