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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
