An old cat sports not with her prey.

An old cat sports not with her prey.

One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.