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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Or wherefore trace, from what slight cause
Its source one tyrant passion draws,
Till mastering all within.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
