The Moral
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Perrault, Charles, Clarke, Harry, Mansion, J. E. (Jean Edmond), and Samber, Robert
O curiosity, thou mortal bane! Spite of thy charms, thou causest often pain And sore regret, of which we daily find A thousand instances attend mankind: For thou—O may it not displease the fair— A fleeting pleasure art, but lasting care. And always proves, alas! too dear the prize, Which, in the moment of possession, dies.