I waive the quantum o' the sin,
The hazard of concealing:
But, och! it hardens a' within,
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I waive the quantum o' the sin,
The hazard of concealing:
But, och! it hardens a' within,
And petrifies the feeling!

Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
Earth felt read more

Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
That all was lost.

Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]

Sin writes histories, goodness is silent.
[Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]

Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

Every sin is the result of collaboration.

Every sin is the result of collaboration.

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.

There is no sin except stupidity.

There is no sin except stupidity.

Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.

Sin let loose speaks punishment at hand.

In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.

In Adam's fall--
We sinned all.