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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
