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EPIGRAM CLXV.
[Sunday, which, by divine behest]
PLUS ULTRA.
Sunday, which, by divine behest,
Was first pronounc'd a day of rest,
By fashion's mandate now becomes
A day of hurricanes, routs, and drums.
Was first pronounc'd a day of rest,
By fashion's mandate now becomes
A day of hurricanes, routs, and drums.
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Can profligacy farther go?
It can—if not in guilt—in woe:—
Woe, from that very guilt accruing;
Disgrace—remorse—despair—and ruin.
It can—if not in guilt—in woe:—
Woe, from that very guilt accruing;
Disgrace—remorse—despair—and ruin.
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