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Stanza 8 99

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This loves to gloss with subtler sense than meant the Texts:

  • This maketh Laws and Laws unmaketh:
  • This tainteth subjects with a traitor-taint:
  • This in the patriot King the tyrant waketh.

E’en he, self-vowèd to th’ Omnipotent, as proved by thousand instances, forsaketh God’s way by Gold’s enchanting Siren woo’d; yet haply showing still some tint of good.

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