Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?

Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?

Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.

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.

Left that command
Sole daughter of his voice.

Left that command
Sole daughter of his voice.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God.

Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
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Straight is the line of duty;
Curved is the line of beauty;
Follow the straight line, thou shalt see
The curved line ever follow thee.

I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?