Were it not that they are loath to lay out money on a rope,… - Robert Burton

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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.

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Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English writer and scholar at Oxford University (at Christ Church), known chiefly for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy.

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Alternative Names: Democritus Junior

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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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