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Robert Burton - Were it not that they are loath to lay...
Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they would be hanged forthwith, and sometimes die to save charges. (Robert Burton)

Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope, they would be hanged forthwith, and sometimes die to save charges.

Robert Burton

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