A Sequel to Don Juan — page 70: what you’re looking at

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DON JUAN. Gi CLXIV. But if you look for virtue, seek it where The golden mean is found—the middle grade Of our society, with whom the care Exists of England’s commerce and her trade ! The daughters of this class are quite as fair As those who glitter in the Court-parade, And, in addition to their loveliness, The greater charm of chastity possess. CLXYV. You must not quote the parsons for morality ; For, though they are the springs of education, They are the patterns of conviviality, Prejudice, tyranny, intoleration ; Noted for their extreme illiberality Towards the poorer classes of the nation ; And from their pious families the street Is fed with half the prostitutes you meet. CLX VI. Lawyers are a calumniated set, And, as a general rule, ill-treated :—very Nice men amongst them I myself have met, And chiefly my friend Rains, of Bucklersbury.— Of course, if people will get into debt, A prison may not turn out to be merry ; But they should not malign the lawyer’s name— ’Tis their extravagance which they must blame. COmiclbooks.conn