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The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."
The heart resolves this matter in a trice,
"Men only feel the smart, but not the vice."
A vice is a failure of desire.
A vice is a failure of desire.
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices
O, what a mansion have those vices got
Which for their habitation chose out thee,
Where beauty's read more
O, what a mansion have those vices got
Which for their habitation chose out thee,
Where beauty's veil doth cover every blot
And all things turns to fair that eyes can see!
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Wild oats make a bad autumn crop.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
He possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence; courage without ferocity; and all the virtues of man without his vices
There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
