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EPIGRAM CXCII.
[A Village thief in penitent strain]
QUOCUNQUE MODO REM.
A Village thief in penitent strain,
Thus to his priest confest;—
“Father, I've stol'n some sacks of grain!
“O! give my conscience rest!”
Thus to his priest confest;—
“Father, I've stol'n some sacks of grain!
“O! give my conscience rest!”
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“What grain, my son?” the priest replied,
“And what was the amount?”
“Father, my haste,” the culprit cried,
“Would never let me count:—
“And what was the amount?”
“Father, my haste,” the culprit cried,
“Would never let me count:—
“But, if your reverence thinks it right
“T' absolve on trust, this crime,
“I'll try to steal the rest to-night,—
“And tell you all next time.”
“T' absolve on trust, this crime,
“I'll try to steal the rest to-night,—
“And tell you all next time.”
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