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They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
We know this to be all nonsense.
We know this to be all nonsense.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
