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In this fane

Pure hast thou kept thy heart. Life teaches us

To be less strict with others and ourselves;

Thou'lt learn the lesson too. So wonderful

Is human nature, and its varied ties

Are so involv'd and complicate, that none

May hope to keep his inmost spirit pure,

And walk without perplexity through life.

Nor are we call'd upon to judge ourselves;

With circumspection to pursue his path,

Is the immediate duty of a man;

For seldom can he rightly estimate,

Of his past conduct or his present deeds.