Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878/To a Young Gentleman

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Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878
edited by J. C. Hutchieson

To a Young Gentleman

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4079529Fugitive Poetry. 1600–1878 — To a Young GentlemanJ. C. Hutchieson

To a Young Gentleman.

Nature has done her part:—do thou but thine;Learning and sense let decency refine.For vain applause transgress not Virtue's rules:A witty sinner is the worst of fools.