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1 Sin hath a thousand treacherous arts
To practise 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 joys 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 hath a thousand treacherous arts |
Title: | The Deceitfulness of Sin |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1845 |
Topic: | Fall and Depravity of Man |