"Oh, treacherous night thou lendest thy ready veil to every treason, and teeming mischief's beneath thy shade."

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But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings should not play at. Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief, and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy the world.

— William Cowper