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Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted read more
Something lingering with boiling oil in it . . . something
humorous but lingering--with either boiling oil or melted lead.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.
One man meets an infamous punishment for that crime which confers a diadem on others.
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty read more
Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox and the silent telephone.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time--
To let the punishment fit the crime.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
