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VIII.
“Το δε προπηλακιζομενον ανεχεσθαι, ανδραποδωδες
.”
Arist. Eth. iv. 5.
Revenge inspires the poet's song,
And decks the warrior's brow,
When Nature's self doth plead the wrong,
And Justice deals the blow.
And decks the warrior's brow,
When Nature's self doth plead the wrong,
And Justice deals the blow.
Retaliation is the plea
Which human judgment arms,
E'en own'd by stern philosophy,
And clothed with awful charms.
Which human judgment arms,
E'en own'd by stern philosophy,
And clothed with awful charms.
“Who, when He was reviled, reviled not again.”
1 Pet. ii. 23.
There is a fairer righteousness
That cometh from above,
Which the reviler turns to bless,
And overcomes with love.
That cometh from above,
Which the reviler turns to bless,
And overcomes with love.
The soul with self-reproach oppress'd
Seizes that chain from Heaven,
And climbs unto her place of rest,
Forgiving as forgiven.
Seizes that chain from Heaven,
And climbs unto her place of rest,
Forgiving as forgiven.
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