The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
More quotes by Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon
Immodest words admit of no defence,
For want of decency is want of sense.
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.
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