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By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
