It is a general rule of Judgment, that a mischief should rather be admitted than an inconvenience. (William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper)

It is a general rule of Judgment, that a mischief should rather be admitted than an inconvenience.

William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper

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