Hard Unkindness' alter'd eye,
That mocks the tear if forced to flow.

Hard Unkindness' alter'd eye,
That mocks the tear if forced to flow.

Unkindness may do much;
And his unkindness may defeat my life,
But never taint my love.

Unkindness may do much;
And his unkindness may defeat my life,
But never taint my love.

Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles springs;
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Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles springs;
Since life's best joys consist in peace and ease,
And though but few can serve, yet all may please;
On, let th' ungentle spirit learn from hence,
A small unkindness is a great offence.

As "unkindness has no remedy at law," let its avoidance be with
you a point of honor.

As "unkindness has no remedy at law," let its avoidance be with
you a point of honor.

In nature there's no blemish but the mind;
None can be called deformed but the unkind.

In nature there's no blemish but the mind;
None can be called deformed but the unkind.

O Regan, she hath tied
Sharp-toothed unkindness, like a vulture, here.

O Regan, she hath tied
Sharp-toothed unkindness, like a vulture, here.