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Poems upon several Occasions.
In modern Synods, nor appear'd of late
In Courts, or Camps, or in Affairs of State;
Reason proclaims 'em all his Foes,
Who such resistless Charms oppose.
My very Bosom Er ends make War
Within my Breast, and in her Int'rests are;
Esteem and judgment with strong Fancy join,
To call the fair Invader in;
My darling Favourite, Inclination too,
All, all conspiring with the Foe!
Ah! whither shall I fly to hide
My Weakness from the Conqueror's Pride?
Now, now, Discretion be my Guide!
But see, this mighty Archimedes too
Surrenders now;
Presuming longer to resist,
His very Name
Discretion must disclaim,
Folly and Madness only wou'd persist.
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