There is no future pang Can deal that justice on the self-condemn'd He deals on his own soul. d Byron's Manfer, a. 3, s. 1. Though I know not That I do wrong, I feel a thousand fears Which are not ominous of right. Byron's Heaven and Earth, pt. 1, s. 3. But his doom Reserv'd him to more wrath; for now the thought, Both of lost happiness and lasting pain Torments him. Milton's Paradise Lost, b. 1. Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse; if worse deeds, worse sufferings must ensue. Ibid, b. 4. O conscience, into what abyss of fears, Ibid, b. 10. See, from behind her secret stand, The sly informer minutes ev'ry fault, And her dread diary with horror fills. Young's Night Thoughts, n. 2. Oh! think what anxious moments pass between Addison's Cato Conspiracies no sooner should be formed Ibid. CONSPIRACY-CONTENT-CORRUPTION. Conspiracies Like thunder clouds, should in a moment form CONTENT. 45 Dowe's Sethona. and greatness, What tho' we quit all glitt'ring pomp Life's but a short chase, our game content, up. Cibber's Richard III. CORRUPTION. Justice herself, that sitteth wimpled 'bout Talk not of a grant : What a king ought not, that he cannot give ; And what is more than meet from princes' bounty, Is plunder, not a grant. Young's Brothers, a. 3. The impious man, who sells his country's freedom, Makes all the guilt of tyranny his own. His are her slaughters, her oppressions his; 'Tis hence you lord it o'er your servile senates; Brooke's Gustavus Vasa. If, ye powers divine ! Ye mark the movements of this nether world, And bring them to account, crush, crush those vipers, Who, singled out by a community, To guard their rights, shall, for a grasp of air, Or paltry office, sell 'em to the foe. Miller's Mahomet. Far as the sun his radiant course extends, Gentleman's Osman. He who tempts though in vain, at least asperses Not incorruptible of faith, not proof Against temptation. Milton's Paradise Lost, b. 9. Unless Corruption first deject the pride, Thomson's Liberty. Thieves at home must hang; but he that puts Cowper's Task. He burns with most intense and flagrant zeal Whoso seeks an audit here Propitious, pays his tribute, game or fish, Ibid. b. 3. Ibid. b. 4. Examine well His milk white hand, the palm is hardly clean- Corruption. He has touched Ibid. COURAGE. A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, Ben Jonson's New Inn. Brave spirits are a balsam to themselves, Cartwright's Lady Errant. Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me. Can take in all, and verge enough for more: Souls know no conquerors. Dryden's Don Sebastian. The wise and active conquer difficulties, Rowe's Ambitious Stepmother. True fortitude is seen in great exploits That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides ; Addison's Cato. To a mind resolv'd and wise, There is an impotence in misery, Which makes me smile, when all its shafts are in me. Young's Revenge, a. 2. Be not dismay'd-Fear nurses up a danger; And resolution kills it in the birth. Phillips's Duke of Gloucester. Meets all events alike. Mallet's Mustapha. True valour, friends, on virtue founded strong, The human race are sons of sorrow born; And each must have his portion. Vulgar minds, Bear theirs without repining. Mallet and Thomson's Alfred. True valour Lies in the mind, the never yielding purpose, Thomson's Coriolanus, a. 1, s. 1. |