For he or she, who drags the marriage chain,
And finds in spouse occasion to complain,
Should hide their frailties with a lover's care,
And let th'ill-judging world conclude 'em fair;
Better th'offence ne'er reach the offender's ear.
For they who sin with caution, whilst concealed,
Grow impudently careless, when revealed.

The Artifice (1722) act 5, sc. 3