Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.

Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.

Press bravely onward!--not in vain
Your generous trust in human kind;
The good which bloodshed could not read more

Press bravely onward!--not in vain
Your generous trust in human kind;
The good which bloodshed could not gain
Your peaceful zeal shall find.

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

We do that in our zeal our calmer moment would be afraid to
answer.

We do that in our zeal our calmer moment would be afraid to
answer.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

A Spirit, zealous, as he seemed, to know
More of the Almighty's works, and chiefly Man,
God's read more

A Spirit, zealous, as he seemed, to know
More of the Almighty's works, and chiefly Man,
God's latest image.

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

I have more zeal than wit.

I have more zeal than wit.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.