A legal thief, a bloodless murderer, A fiend incarnate, a f… - Joseph Hall

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A legal thief, a bloodless murderer,
A fiend incarnate, a false usurer.

Joseph Hall

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Joseph Hall (July 1, 1574 – September 8, 1656) was an English bishop and satirist.

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Alternative Names: Jozef Holl

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There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowels of the earth, many a fair pearl laid up in the bosom of the sea, that never was seen, nor never shall be.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

So little in his purse, so much upon his back.

A legal thief, a bloodless murderer, A fiend incarnate, a false usurer. - Joseph Hall

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