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Yea, whensoe'er the rich man speaks, though in his speech he err, 'Thou hast not spoken a vain thing, they say; 'indeed, thou'rt right. But, for the poor man, an he speak, albeit he say sooth, They say, 'Thou liest, and make void his speech and hold it light For money, verily, in all the lands beneath the sun, With goodliness and dignity cloth its possessors dight.
Francis abode in the city of Agobio, there appeared in the country of Agobio an exceeding great wolf, terrible and fierce, the which not only devoured animals, but also men, insomuch that all the city folk stood in great fear, sith ofttimes he came near to the city, and all men when they went out arrayed them in arms as it were for the battle, and yet withal they might not avail to defend them against him whensoe'er any chanced on him alone; for fear of this wolf they were come to such a pass that none durst go forth of that place.
He paused a second, looking at her from narrowing eyes. Then he answered his own question. "You brought me the news that you were mine to take whensoe'er I pleased. Whilst that letter was in your hands it gave you the power to make me your obedient slave.
One said of old 'The Gods list not to hold A reckoning with him whose feet oppress The grace of holiness' An impious word! for whensoe'er the sire Breathed forth rebellious fire What time his household overflows the measure Of bliss and health and treasure His children's children read the reckoning plain, At last, in tears and pain. * Who spurns the shrine of Right, nor wealth nor power Shall be to him a tower, To guard him from the gulf: there lies his lot, Where all things are forgot.
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