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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
