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."

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

Vice may be learnt, even without a teacher.

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask

Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.

Ne'er blush'd, unless, in spreading vice's snares,
She blunder'd on some virtue unawares.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

There will be vice as long as there are men.

It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.

It is but a step from companionship to slavery when one associates with vice.

Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.

Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness.

Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.

Vice gets more in this vicious world
Than piety.