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Sword of Justice

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Sword of Justice
held by the personification of Justice. [Rom. Trad.: Jobes II, 898]
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On and on we went, over roads that seemed interminable, and still the dreadful sword of justice hung always, by its single hair, over my head.
A Rogue's Life by Collins, Wilkie View in context
However, wretch as he was, he was still living under the shield of British law, and I have no doubt, Inspector, that you will see that, though that shield may fail to guard, the sword of justice is still there to avenge.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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