Candor－my tepid friend－
Come not to play with me－
The Myrrhs, and Mochas, of the Mind
Are its iniquity－
Come not to play with me－
The Myrrhs, and Mochas, of the Mind
Are its iniquity－
(F.1608/J.1537)
[1] Candor: impartiality, openness, fairness, integrity. friend: a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Quaker (OED n. 7).
[3-4] Myrrhs, Mochas, iniquity: Myrrhs and mochas are not accepted by Quakers, who follow the Testimonies of Peace, Equality, Integrity, and Simplicity.
As to the uprightness and candor of this gentleman, so well known to the inhabitants of the Quaker City, nothing need be said. ─ The Present Age and Inner Life (1869)