“Know,” he exclaims, “my fellow mortals, know,
Virtue alone is happiness below;
And what is virtue? prudence first to choose
Life’s real good, - the evil to refuse;
Add justice then, the eager hand to hold,
To curb the lust of power and thirst of gold;
Join temp’rance next, that cheerful health ensures.
And fortitude unmoved, that conquers or endures.”
He speaks, and lo! - the very man you see,
Prudent and temperate, just and patient he,