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To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Although the last, not least.
Although the last, not least.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.