AH goodness is duty to them
Who are dutiful and sublime.
Good in the great is character
Than that there is nothing better.
Love, truth, regard, modesty, grace
These five are virtue's resting place.
Not to kill is penance pure
Not to slander virtue sure.
Humility is valour's strength
A force that averts foes at length.
To bear repulse e'en from the mean
Is the touch-stone of worthy men.
Of perfection what is the gain
If it returns not joy for pain?
No shame there is in poverty
To one strong in good quality.
Aeons may change but not the seer
Who is a sea of virtue pure.
The world will not more bear its weight
If from high virtue fall the great.
SUBLIMITY
