Saint Augustine! well hast thou said, That of our vices we…

Saint Augustine! well hast thou said,
That of our vices we can frame
A ladder, if we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed of shame!

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The Ladder of St. Augustine , st. 1 (1858)

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