James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
February 5Death of Cato
By Joseph Addison (16721719)
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Whoe’er is brave and virtuous is a Roman—
I’m sick to death—O when shall I get loose
From this vain world, th’ abode of guilt and sorrow!
—And yet methinks a beam of light breaks in
On my departing soul. Alas I fear
I’ve been too hasty. O ye powers that search
The heart of man, and weigh his inmost thoughts,
If I have done amiss, impute not!—
The best may err, but you are good.