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When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.
To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
