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Brothers still with brothers brawl,
For two pronouns that spoil all
The wary lawyer buys and builds
To sacrifice his fury;
He's baffled off or beaten quite
Or ignorance of the jury.
See the tradesman how he thrives
How he cheats and how he strives,
Extort, oppress, grind and encroach,
And to be one o' th' quorum;
And judge without law, fear, or wit,
And yet are brought before 'em.
And his way to get all this
No factious lecture does he miss,
But with short hair and shining shoes,
And winks and writes at random;
In a loud tone and public place,
As if Goliah scann'd 'em.
But when Death begins his threats,
To call to mind.html">mind his former cheats,
And out of all's ill-gotten store
An hospital or school-house;
Quite frees him from th' infernal fire,
Thus these Jack-puddings fool us!
All he gets by's pains i' th' close,
Which he on's doubtful seed bestows,
Then fortune's favourite, his heir,
Is blown up like a bubble:
By pride, simplicity, and vice,
And make all fly like stubble.
And the Church, the other twin,
Is not purified a pin
We our wives turn'd out of doors,
To make an alteration;
They their own wills and factions hold,
And here's our REFORMATION!
'Tis a madness then to make
And lucre love for lucre's sake,
Let the times run on their course,
We ne'er shall better find 'em;
And honour, too, while we sit close,
Of sack, and never mind 'em.
Ballad: Upon The General Pardon Passed By The Rump
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