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An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
