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There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.
There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.
Every guilty person is his own hangman.
Every guilty person is his own hangman.
Without the spice of guilt, sin cannot be fully savored.
Without the spice of guilt, sin cannot be fully savored.
Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin;
For to deny each article with oath
Cannot remove nor read more
Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin;
For to deny each article with oath
Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception
That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.
Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend,Th' avenging fiend, that follows us behindWith whips and stings.
Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend,Th' avenging fiend, that follows us behindWith whips and stings.
Teach thy tongue to say I do not know and thou shalt progress.
Teach thy tongue to say I do not know and thou shalt progress.
Open confession is good for the soul
Open confession is good for the soul
He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.
He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.
A land of levity is a land of guilt.
A land of levity is a land of guilt.
