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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
