The Accusing Spirit, Which Flew Up To Heaven's Chancery With The Oath, Blushed As He Gave It I

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The accusing spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath,
blushed as he gave it in; and the recording angel as he wrote it down
dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
-- Laurence Sterne (1713-1768)
-- Tristram Shandy, Vol. vi, Chap. viii

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