Immodest words admit of no defence,
More quotes by Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon
The first great work (a task performed by few)
Is that yourself may to yourself be true.
'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end,
Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
Conspire to censure and expose our age.
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