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"Therefore he was condenm'd to be giv'n o'er |
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"Unto the secular arm." His scatter'd sense |
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By a strong effort calling back once more, |
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He tried to make a rational defence |
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(Too good to penetrate through skulls so dense), |
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Urging the non-existence of the crime: |
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'Twas all in vain;—their faith was too intense |
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To be endanger'd at the very time |
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When in their reach they saw a pleasure so sublime |