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ON THE FOLLY OF VINDICTIVENESS.
Man from his errors Heavenly Wisdom frees,And teaches him the truth. Only a mindPetty, infirm, and narrow, e'er can findPleasure in vengeance. This you straight must see,Since no man so revengeful e'er can beAs women are. And yet, why should you thinkYour criminal escaped, who still must shrinkFrom his own memory conscious of the deed;Whose bosom 'neath the silent lash must bleed;While his own spirit, forced itself to urgeWith torture, brandishes the secret scourge?
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