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Faction

At length, as from the Hollow of an Oak,
The Bulky Primate Yawn'd, and Silence broke.
I much approve my Brother's Zealous Heat,
Such is the Noble Ardour of the Great,
On which Success and Praise will ever wait.
But I'm untaught in Politician's Schools,
Unpractis'd in their Arts and studied Rules.
The Task be therefore yours, to Forge some Plot,
And I'll be ready with my trusty Vote.
Tho' I were Mute, you must confess I've stood,
Fixt as a Rock, amidst the beating Flood;
Witness a Conscience drench'd in Fenwick's Blood.
Witness St. A——ph's, and St. D——d's Caufe,
Where obstinately I transgress'd the Laws,

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