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Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
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.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
