The world loves a spice of wickedness.

The world loves a spice of wickedness.

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse.

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse.

Destroy his fib, or sophistry--in vain!
The creature's at his dirty work again.

Destroy his fib, or sophistry--in vain!
The creature's at his dirty work again.

Oh, the blind counsels of the guilty!
Oh, how cowardly is wickedness always!
[Lat., O caeca nocentum read more

Oh, the blind counsels of the guilty!
Oh, how cowardly is wickedness always!
[Lat., O caeca nocentum consilia!
O semper timidum scelus!]

The sun also shines on the wicked.

The sun also shines on the wicked.

All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman.

All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman.

It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.

It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.

Are you drawn forth among a world of men
To slay the innocent? What is my offense?
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Are you drawn forth among a world of men
To slay the innocent? What is my offense?
Where is the evidence that doth accuse me?
What lawful quest have given their verdict up
Unto the frowning judge? or who pronounced
The bitter sentence of poor Clarence's death
Before I be convict by course of law?
To threaten me with death is most unlawful:
I charge you, as you hope [to have redemption
By Christ's dear blood shed for our grievous sins,]
That you depart, and lay no hands on me.
The deed you undertake is damnable.

'Cause I's wicked,--I is. I's mighty wicked, anyhow, I can't help
it.

'Cause I's wicked,--I is. I's mighty wicked, anyhow, I can't help
it.