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Poem
November 12, 1791
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A moral poem criticizing ingratitude as an unpardonable vice that evades divine and human laws, surpassing other crimes like murder and treason in its treachery, sourced from an English paper.
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On INGRATITUDE:
In ev'ry country, ev'ry age we find
Some kind of villainy no law can bind.
Murder with equal death her crime shall pay,
And low the rapid course of lust shall stay:
Theft shall expiate, when justice lifts the scale.
Treason shall groan, and blasphemy look pale.
From crimes like these whole multitudes abstain,
Or friends of virtue or the slaves of gain.
But yet no law, divine or human can,
Restrain the treachery of man to man.
Hence vile ingratitude unpunished sits,
Accepting benefits the still forges,
Their falsehood covered with a train of lies,
Would cheat an Argus with his hundred eyes.
Mischief still guarded with a thousand darts,
Plays in security her diff'rent parts:
And, lo! the man in whom those crimes unite,
Shows, beyond doubt, that justice wants her right.
From an English Paper.
On INGRATITUDE:
In ev'ry country, ev'ry age we find
Some kind of villainy no law can bind.
Murder with equal death her crime shall pay,
And low the rapid course of lust shall stay:
Theft shall expiate, when justice lifts the scale.
Treason shall groan, and blasphemy look pale.
From crimes like these whole multitudes abstain,
Or friends of virtue or the slaves of gain.
But yet no law, divine or human can,
Restrain the treachery of man to man.
Hence vile ingratitude unpunished sits,
Accepting benefits the still forges,
Their falsehood covered with a train of lies,
Would cheat an Argus with his hundred eyes.
Mischief still guarded with a thousand darts,
Plays in security her diff'rent parts:
And, lo! the man in whom those crimes unite,
Shows, beyond doubt, that justice wants her right.
From an English Paper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Ingratitude
Vice
Treachery
Justice
Moral Instruction
Unpunished Crimes
What entities or persons were involved?
From An English Paper.
Poem Details
Title
On Ingratitude
Author
From An English Paper.
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Key Lines
In Ev'ry Country, Ev'ry Age We Find
Some Kind Of Villainy No Law Can Bind.
Hence Vile Ingratitude Unpunished Sits,
Accepting Benefits The Still Forges,
And, Lo! The Man In Whom Those Crimes Unite,
Shows, Beyond Doubt, That Justice Wants Her Right.