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ADDRESS TO THE DEITY.

I ſtand and ſtretch my view to either ſtate;
Teach me to quit this tranſitory ſcene
With decent triumph and a look ſerene;
Teach me to fix my ardent hopes on high,
And having liv'd to thee, in thee to die.

A Sum-