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"Explor'd alike each scene, that frown'd, or smil'd,
"The flow'ry garden, or the weedy wild;
"Unmov'd by sophistry, unaw'd by name,
"No dupe to doctrines, and no fool to fame;
"Led by no system's devious glare astray,
"As earth-born meteors glitter to betray:
"But, all his soul to reason's rule resign'd,
"And heav'n's own views fair-op'ning on his mind,
"Catch'd from bright nature's flame the living ray,
"Thro' passion's cloud pour'd in resistless day;
"And this great truth in all its lustre shew'd,
"That God is wise; and all Creation good:
"If this his boast, pour here the welcome lays;
"Praise less than this is impotence of praise."
"The flow'ry garden, or the weedy wild;
"Unmov'd by sophistry, unaw'd by name,
"No dupe to doctrines, and no fool to fame;
"Led by no system's devious glare astray,
"As earth-born meteors glitter to betray:
"But, all his soul to reason's rule resign'd,
"And heav'n's own views fair-op'ning on his mind,
"Catch'd from bright nature's flame the living ray,
"Thro' passion's cloud pour'd in resistless day;
"And this great truth in all its lustre shew'd,
"That God is wise; and all Creation good:
"If this his boast, pour here the welcome lays;
"Praise less than this is impotence of praise."
"To pour that praise be mine," fair Virtue cry'd;
And shot, all radiant, thro' an op'ning cloud.
And shot, all radiant, thro' an op'ning cloud.
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