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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
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Times change. The vices of your age are stylish today.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
He hadn't a single redeeming vice.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
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!
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
The willing contemplation of vice is vice.
Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of
men, not of the times.
[Lat., Hominum read more
Those vices [luxury and neglect of decent manners] are vices of
men, not of the times.
[Lat., Hominum sunt ista [vitia], non temporum.
