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Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.
Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
A golden key can open any door.
A golden key can open any door.