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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
Never less alone, than when alone.
Never less alone, than when alone.
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.
