Analysis of If There Be Any Virtue

Opt for things of virtue
Make a sweeter day
Select things to pursue
that reduce dismay, that abandon fray,
that engender play and allow true sway

Opt for things of virtue
Make a better space
Select things to pursue
that reduce the base, that abandon chase,
that engender grace and allow true face

Opt for things of virtue
Make a kinder while
Select things to pursue
that reduce the vile, that abandon guile,
that engender style and allow true smile

Opt for things of virtue
Make a greener earth
Select things to pursue
that reduce stillbirth, that abandon dearth,
that engender worth and allow true mirth