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Ouâbi : or the virtues of nature

an Indian tale in four cantos
Morton, Sarah Wentworth (1759-1846)

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CELARIO.

Oft the active chase they dare,
Oft they join the glorious war,
'Tis at home their vices grow,
There they yield to ev'ry foe;
There unnumber'd demons reign,
Led by TERROR, GUILT and PAIN;
Rash REVENGE, with eye-balls rolling,
Hateful MALICE, always scowling,
Base DUPLICITY deceiving,
Cruel SLANDER, still believing,
Insolence to wealth allied,
Rude, unfeeling, trampling PRIDE,
Prudish ENVY'S ready sneer,
Base NEGLECT and dastard FEAR,
Jealousy with bitter sigh,
Low SUSPICION'S jaundiced eye,
Lying FRAUD, with treach'rous smile,
Hard REPROACH, and MEANNESS vile,
Affectation's sick'ning form,
Passion, always in a storm;
These are foes I leave behind,
These the TRAITORS of the mind,
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Dreadful as the battle's roar,
Fearful as the conq'ror's pow'r.
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