To forms of worship, fasting, thou wilt yield assent.
The gifts and little presents interchanged by friends,
Are not their love’s pure essence. Signs they are, not ends.
Mere outward witnesses, that simply testify
Th’ affection’s feelings. These the heart, ’tis, sanctify.385
For all men know that kindnesses bestowed by hand
Are proofs of sympathy. Mind can this comprehend.
A witness may speak falsely; also, may speak truth;
Is sometimes drunk, with wine; sometimes, is urged by ruth.
When wine is drunk, intoxications supervene;