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Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
