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 Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from 
the attack even of the read more 
 Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from 
the attack even of the weak. 
A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
 To have done, is to hang
 Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
  In monumental mockery.  
 To have done, is to hang
 Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
  In monumental mockery. 
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
 Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself 
feared?  
 Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself 
feared? 
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
 My sister and my sister's child,
 Myself and children three,
  Will fill the chaise: so you must read more 
 My sister and my sister's child,
 Myself and children three,
  Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
   On horseback after me.