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Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
