How many ills spring from adultery? First the supreme law that is violated, Nobility oft stain'd with bastardy, … - John Webster

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John Webster

How many ills spring from adultery? First the supreme law that is violated, Nobility oft stain'd with bastardy, Inheritance of land falsely possessed, The husband scorn'd, wife sham'd, and babes unbless'd.

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