If right, no meed of praise is won,

No more than duty then is done;

If wrong, then censure I partake,

Deserving such a gross mistake.

How long shall I o’er this bewail?

“The best,” ’tis said, “will sometimes fail;”

Must it then peace forever break—

Summed up, ’tis only a mistake.

A smile is my delight to share,

A frown is more than I can bear;