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Let the punishment fit the crime
Let the punishment fit the crime
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
Not the punishment but the cause makes the martyr.
I stew all night in my own grease.
I stew all night in my own grease.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd read more
Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow:
Some kick'd until they can feel whether
A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender.
Send them into everlasting Coventry.
Send them into everlasting Coventry.
Frieth in his own grease.
Frieth in his own grease.
