I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.

I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

Feare, the Bedle of the Law.

Feare, the Bedle of the Law.

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.

'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.

Without businesse debauchery.

Without businesse debauchery.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

When war is raging the laws are dumb.

When war is raging the laws are dumb.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.