1784
remorse:afragment
ofallthenumerousillsthathurtourpeace,
thatpressthesoul,orwringthemindwithanguish
beyondcomparisontheworstarethose
byourownfolly,orourguiltbroughton:
inev'ryothercircumstance,themind
hasthistosay,“itwasnodeedofmine:”
but,whentoalltheevilofmisfortune
thisstingisadded,“blamethyfoolishself!”
orworserfar,thepangsofkeenremorse,
thetorturing,gnawingconsciousnessofguilt—
ofguilt,perhaps,whenwe'veinvolvedothers,
theyoung,theinnocent,whofondlylov'dus;
naymore,thatverylovetheircauseofruin!
oburninghell!inallthystoreoftorments
there'snotakeenerlash!
livesthereamansofirm,who,whilehisheart
feelsallthebitterhorrorsofhiscrime,
canreasondownitsagonizingthrobs;
and,afterproperpurposeofamendment,
canfirmlyforcehisjarringthoughtstopeace?
ohappy,happy,enviableman!
ogloriousmagnanimityofsoul!
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