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Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
