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It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
