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On the Misfortune, &c.
"Then keep each paſſion down, however dear;
"Truſt me, the tender are the moſt ſevere.
"Guard, while 'tis thine, thy philoſophic eaſe,
"And aſk no joy but that of virtuous peace;
"That bids defiance to the ſtorms of fate:
"High bliſs is only for a higher ſtate."
Thomson.
BENE-
