Poems of James Clarence Mangan (Many hitherto uncollected): Centenary edition: Edited, with preface and notes by D. J. O'Donoghue: Introduction by John Mitchel |
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Bismillah! Beware lest thou live in the habitual commission of any single sin; for, though the sin itself may be slight, the constant repetition of it renders it most grievous.
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Woe unto those who but banish one vice for another!
Far from thy thoughts be such damning delusion, O brother
Pluck thy heart out, and abjure all it loves and possesses
Rather than cherish one sin in its guilty recesses.
Donning new raiment is nobler than patching and piecing:—
Such are the tone and the tune of the ditty that we sing.
Far from thy thoughts be such damning delusion, O brother
Pluck thy heart out, and abjure all it loves and possesses
Rather than cherish one sin in its guilty recesses.
Donning new raiment is nobler than patching and piecing:—
Such are the tone and the tune of the ditty that we sing.
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