The whore and gambler, by the state licensed, build that nation's fate. The harlot's cry from street to street shall weave England's winding sheet.
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Abstinence sows sand all over; The ruddy limbs flaming hair, But Desire Gratified; Plants fruits of life beauty there.
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Man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.
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