Let all live as they would die.

Let all live as they would die.

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.

Now o'er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?

Now o'er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?

'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.

'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.

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.

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.