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OF FEAR.
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[Let such as value Life be full of Fear]
Let such as value Life be full of Fear,It is a Trifle much below my Care:
To distant Objects I direct my Sight,
To Prospects pleasant, permanent, and bright:
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With eagerest Haste the dear Delights pursue.
The Virtuous, cloath'd with Rags, I'll dare to praise,
And make the Poor, if Good, the Subject of my Lays;
But will not be to servile Flatt'ry brought:
My Tongue shall speak the Language of my Thought.
The Great, if vicious, with Contempt I'll shun,
And will not be to base Compliance won
By Bribes, or Threats; nor wealthy Fools caress,
Nor a Respect for gawdy Fops express:
True to my Self, and unsubdu'd by Fear,
I'll meet each Storm, and every Pressure bear;
Maintain my Post until I'm call'd away,
And then the Summons with a chearful Look obey.
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