How often must I round thee in the ears—

All means are lawful to a lawful end?

Concede he had the right to kill his wife:

The Count indulged in a travesty; why?

De ilia ut vindictam sumeret,

That on her he might lawful vengeance take,

Commodius, with more ease, et tutius,

And safelier: wants he warrant for the step?

Read to thy profit how the Apostle once

For ease and safety, when Damascus raged,