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VIII
Meanwhile a deep and true content is theirs,
One that their highest with the humblest shares:
The sweet repose of home, the ties of kin,
With all the bliss that faithful love can win.
Does vice offend: what land from vice is clean?
No tongue defends it, for no plea can screen.
But see the countless homes where virtue reigns,
Where fond affection binds with silken chains:
Parents with children linked in sweet accord,
Friend true to friend, and spouse by spouse adored.
What purer happiness dwells here below.
Than in the sacred homes of Mexico?
