Eradicate thy darling sin;
Repent, and from thy bosom tear
The sordid shame that festers there.
“Bid thy degenerate sons to learn
In rougher schools a lesson stern.
The high-born youth, mature in vice,
Pursues his vain and reckless course,
Rolls the Greek hoop, or throws the dice,
But shuns and dreads the horse.
His perjured sire, with jealous care,