It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children

It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children

Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.

Thanks to the gods! my boy has done his duty.

Where there are no rights, there are no duties.

Where there are no rights, there are no duties.

Simply duty hath no place for fear.

Simply duty hath no place for fear.

And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers,
Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;
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And, may I say to thee, this pride of hers,
Upon advice, hath drawn my love from her;
And, where I thought the remnant of mine age
Should have been cherished by her childlike duty,
I now am full resolved to take a wife
And turn her out to who will take her in.

And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
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And I read the moral--A brave endeavour
To do thy duty, whate'er its worth,
Is better than life with love forever,
And love is the sweetest thing on earth.

When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.

Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, and reprove.