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ODES.

To the Right Honourable
William Pulteney Esq;

May 1, 1723.

I.
WHO, much distinguish'd, yet is bless'd?
Who, dignified above the rest,
  Does, still, unenvied live?
Not to the Man whose wealth abounds, 4
Nor to the man whose fame resounds,
  Does heaven such favour give,
Nor to the noble-born, nor to the strong,
Nor to the gay, the beautiful, or young. 8

II.
Whom then, secure of happiness,
Does every eye beholding bless,
  And every tongue commend?
Him, Pulteney, who possessing store 12
  Who, to mankind a friend,
Nor envies, nor is envied by, the great,
Polite in courts, polite in his retreat: 16

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