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Flaw-finder.
Gentlemen, now 'tis my turn to address you,
And with much speaking I need not oppress you,
The proof lies before you, in writing down taken,
All I do wish is to save this man's bacon.
And with much speaking I need not oppress you,
The proof lies before you, in writing down taken,
All I do wish is to save this man's bacon.
But as it is usual some few things to mention,
I say, that to steal, it was not his intention,
So be not, I pray, like the Lords in a fury,
But bring this man off like a sensible jury.
I say, that to steal, it was not his intention,
So be not, I pray, like the Lords in a fury,
But bring this man off like a sensible jury.
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