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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.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
We are fooles one to another.
We are fooles one to another.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.