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Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?