Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

One hand washeth another, and both the face.

One hand washeth another, and both the face.

If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.

If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.