And might not die by an assassin's hand

A death unlooked-for, and thus leave the land

A weight of guilt perpetual: and 'tis fit

That one who meets such kindness should return,

[*]From his heart's depths, a nobler gratitude;

And add ye this to all already written,

Your father's many maxims of true wisdom,

That we, though strangers, may in time be known;

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For as to aliens each man's tongue is apt