War should neither be feared nor provoked.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

Never was anything so inconsistent.

Never was anything so inconsistent.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.

He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.

Poverty is the mother of health.

Poverty is the mother of health.

Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.