You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.

You can't judge a person with one sin he has commited.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

Young Timothy
Learnt sin to fly.

Young Timothy
Learnt sin to fly.

Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.

Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.

Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

Compound for sins they are inclin'd to,
By damning those they have no mind to.

I waive the quantum o' the sin,
The hazard of concealing:
But, och! it hardens a' within,
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I waive the quantum o' the sin,
The hazard of concealing:
But, och! it hardens a' within,
And petrifies the feeling!

Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is
sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment.
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Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is
sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment.
[Lat., Di faciles, peccasse semel concedite tuto:
Id satis est. Peonam culpa secunda ferat.]

Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
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Her rash hand in evil hour
Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat;
Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her seat
Sighing through all her works gave signs of woe
That all was lost.