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He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both
of them.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
