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1 Sin has a thousand treacherous arts
To practice on the mind;
With flattering looks she tempts our hearts,
But leaves a sting behind.
2 With names of virtue she deceives
The aged and the young;
And, while the heedless wretch believes,
She makes his fetters strong.
3 She pleads for all the joy she brings,
And gives a fair pretence;
But cheats the soul of heavenly things,
And chains it down to sense.
4 So, on a tree divinely fair
Grew the forbidden food;
Our mother took the poison there,
And tainted all her blood.
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First Line: | Sin has a thousand treacherous arts |
Title: | The Deceitfulness of Sin |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1785 |