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Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
