The sweets of virtue never cloy.
To take delight in doing good,
In justice, truth, and gratitude,
In aiding those whom cares oppress,
Administ’ring comfort to distress:
These, these are joys which all who prove
Anticipate the bliss above.
These are the joys, and these alone
We ne’er repent or wish undone.”
He spoke; the beasts without delay