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It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to
triumph.
It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to
triumph.
Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; read more
Black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell,
And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Satan was now at hand.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
The bane of all that dread the Devil!
Of two evils, choose neither.
Of two evils, choose neither.
Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape read more
Abashed the Devil stood,
And felt how awful goodness is, and saw
Virtue in her own shape how lovely; saw
And pined his loss.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.
