 | Original poems on several subjects |  |
To ---
[If you by all would be belov'd]
If you by all would be belov'd,
By bad men fear'd, by good approv'd,
And live exempt from blame;
O Envy's summons disobey,
That unrelenting bird of prey
Which lives on blasted fame!
By bad men fear'd, by good approv'd,
And live exempt from blame;
O Envy's summons disobey,
That unrelenting bird of prey
Which lives on blasted fame!
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To others' merit be not blind,
In manners, person, birth, or mind;
Thus you, admiring, may
Assume (a worthy, decent pride,
To candour, taste, and sense allied)
That compliment you pay.
In manners, person, birth, or mind;
Thus you, admiring, may
Assume (a worthy, decent pride,
To candour, taste, and sense allied)
That compliment you pay.
He who still labours all he can,
To leave the common herd of men,
By promptness to oblige;
Him, nor Detraction's poison'd darts,
Malice, with all her hellish arts,
Nor Want, shall e'er besiege.
To leave the common herd of men,
By promptness to oblige;
Him, nor Detraction's poison'd darts,
Malice, with all her hellish arts,
Nor Want, shall e'er besiege.
| Original poems on several subjects | |