Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.

Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.

For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!

Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.

Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.