de-vere-epigram

October 17, 2024

Were I a king, I could command content;

Were I obscure, hidden should be my cares;

Or were I dead, no cares should me torment,

Nor hopes, nor hates, nor loves, nor griefs, nor fears.

A doubtful choice, of these three which to crave,

A kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave.

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“Pleasure and pride are not, as duty knows,
(Though parsons think them) virtue’s deadliest foes;
The vice which always serves the Devil best
(Perhaps the parson) is self-interest.”

J.E. Thorold Rogers | “A Vulgar Error”

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