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And the veil
Spun from the cobweb fashion of the times,
TO hid the feeling heart?
And the veil
Spun from the cobweb fashion of the times,
TO hid the feeling heart?
Thou hast prevariated with thy friend,
By underhand contrivances undone me:
And while my open nature trusted read more
Thou hast prevariated with thy friend,
By underhand contrivances undone me:
And while my open nature trusted in thee,
Thou hast stept in between me and my hopes,
And ravish'd from me all my soul held dear.
Thou hast betray'd me.
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity
The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity
We are oft to blame in this,
'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage
And pious read more
We are oft to blame in this,
'Tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage
And pious action we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant
Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn
Loud as the read more
Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant
Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn
Loud as the virtues thou dost loudly vaunt,
Not practise!
O serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face!
Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
O serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face!
Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
Hypocrisy is the homage which vice renders to virtue.
[Fr., L'hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend a read more
Hypocrisy is the homage which vice renders to virtue.
[Fr., L'hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend a la vertu.]
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and read more
We have, in fact, two kinds of morality side by side: one which we preach but do not practice, and another which we practice but seldom preach.
