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It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
