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Scandal is the press agent of old age
Scandal is the press agent of old age
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.
Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half in believing.
Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality
Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality
Assail'd by scandal and the tongue of strife,
His only answer was a blameless life;
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Assail'd by scandal and the tongue of strife,
His only answer was a blameless life;
And he that forged, and he that threw the dart,
Had each a brother's interest in his heart.
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true.
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true.
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.
Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.
And there's a lust in man no charm can tame
Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame;
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And there's a lust in man no charm can tame
Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame;
On eagles' wings immortal scandals fly,
While virtuous actions are but borne to die.
Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true.
Everybody says it, and what everybody says must be true.
To converse with Scandal is to play at Losing Loadum, you must
lose a good name to him, before read more
To converse with Scandal is to play at Losing Loadum, you must
lose a good name to him, before you can win it for yourself.