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Slanders are like flies, that pass all over a man's good parts to light on his sores.
Slanders are like flies, that pass all over a man's good parts to light on his sores.
'Twas slander filled her mouth with lying words;
Slander, the foulest whelp of Sin.
'Twas slander filled her mouth with lying words;
Slander, the foulest whelp of Sin.
Soft-buzzing Slander; silly moths that eat
An honest name.
Soft-buzzing Slander; silly moths that eat
An honest name.
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation his defense
Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation his defense
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue.
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue.
If slander be a snake, it is a winged one--it flies as well as
creeps.
If slander be a snake, it is a winged one--it flies as well as
creeps.
God knows I loved my niece,
And she is dead, slandered to death by villains,
That dare read more
God knows I loved my niece,
And she is dead, slandered to death by villains,
That dare as well answer a man indeed
As I dare take a serpent by the tongue.
Boys, apes, braggarts, Jacks, milksops!
Never throw mud. You may miss your mark, but you will have dirty hands.
Never throw mud. You may miss your mark, but you will have dirty hands.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
