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7 total sentences available.
Nay could their numbers counteruaile the ſtars Or [euer] driſling drops of April ſhowers, Or withered leaues that Autume ſhaketh down, Yet would the Souldane by his conquering power: So ſcatter and conſume them in his rage, That not a man ſhal liue to rue their fall.
Source: wiktionary
It cannot counteruaile the exchange of joy / That one ſhort minute giues me in her ſight:
Source: wiktionary
[…] should I find thine ear closed and thy heart hardened, what hope for myself could countervail the despair for thee?
Source: wiktionary
When justice stops being effective (or when crimes of corruption stop being punished) and when political violence is no longer a threat, there is nothing left to cause fear in those who govern shamelessly, that is, buoyed by a mood they aren’t in control of and that no one is on hand to countervail.
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