Must be suppressed; it is the moral code.
God made their passion.... Made he this deceit?
2. The Dying Thespian
The theatre was my life, the very breath
Of my existence, so what followeth
Shall be in keeping. Tell the player-world
I take my final rôle—the lead, in “Death”.
3. A Maiden Lady
In younger days, her virtue was a veil
She planned to drop, when true love should assail.