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I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
