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What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Seeing is different than being told.
Seeing is different than being told.
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
