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 Meanwhile a deep and true content is theirs,

One that their highest with the humblest shares:

The sweet repose of home, the ties of kin,

With all the bliss that faithful love can win.

Does vice offend: what land from vice is clean?

No tongue defends it, for no plea can screen.

But see the countless homes where virtue reigns,

Where fond affection binds with silken chains: Parents with children linked in sweet accord,

Friend true to friend, and spouse by spouse adored.

What purer happiness dwells here below.

Than in the sacred homes of Mexico?