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Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
