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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
He that sowes trusts in God.
He that sowes trusts in God.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
