On Conversation (1782) [ Concepts ]
… should sneer. At least to trample on our Maker's laws, And hazard life for any or no cause, To rush into a fix'd eternal state Out of the very flames of rage and hate, Or send another shivering to the bar With all the guilt of such unnatural … to appear: Humility the parent of the first, The last by vanity produced and nursed. The circle form'd, we sit in silent state, Like figures drawn upon a dial-plate; Yes, ma'am, and No, ma'am, utter'd softly, show Every five minutes how the … in age as in the flush of youth; 'Tis always active on the side of truth; Temperance and peace ensure its healthful state, And make it brightest at its latest date. Oh I have seen (nor hope perhaps in vain, Ere life go down, to see such …
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