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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."
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.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
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Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As to be hated need but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Many without punishment, none without sin.
Many without punishment, none without sin.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
There will be vice as long as there are men.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.
