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 And ye sall walk in silk attire,
 And siller hae to spare,
  Gin ye'll consent to be read more 
 And ye sall walk in silk attire,
 And siller hae to spare,
  Gin ye'll consent to be his bride,
   Nor think o'Donald mair. 
 Judges and senates have been bought for gold;
 Esteem and love were never to be sold.  
 Judges and senates have been bought for gold;
 Esteem and love were never to be sold. 
 No mortal thing can bear so high a price,
 But that with mortal thing it may be bought.  
 No mortal thing can bear so high a price,
 But that with mortal thing it may be bought. 
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
 'Tis pleasant purchasing our fellow-creatures;
 And all are to be sold, if you consider
  Their passions, and read more 
 'Tis pleasant purchasing our fellow-creatures;
 And all are to be sold, if you consider
  Their passions, and are dext'rous; some by features
   Are brought up, others by a warlike leader;
    Some by a place--as tend their years or natures;
     The most by ready cash--but all have prices,
      From crowns to kicks, according to their vices. 
 'Tis gold
 Which buys admittance--oft it doth--yea, and makes
  Diana's rangers false themselves, yield up
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 'Tis gold
 Which buys admittance--oft it doth--yea, and makes
  Diana's rangers false themselves, yield up
   This deer to th' stand o' th' stealer: and 'tis gold
    Which makes the true man kill'd and saves the thief,
     Nay, sometimes hangs both thief and true man. 
A hoarseness caused by swallowing gold and silver.
A hoarseness caused by swallowing gold and silver.
There is gold for you. Sell me your good report.
There is gold for you. Sell me your good report.
 Flowery oratory he [Walpole] despised. He ascribed to the 
interested views of themselves or their relatives the 
declarations read more 
 Flowery oratory he [Walpole] despised. He ascribed to the 
interested views of themselves or their relatives the 
declarations of pretended patriots, of whom he said, "All those 
men have their price."