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The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
