“PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS. MARGARET MAITLAND,” “MERKLAND,” &c. “Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for ourselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, ’twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch’d, But to fine issues: nor Nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But like a thrifty goddess, she determines Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use.”--MEASURE FOR MEASURE.…
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