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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Consisting of Dramatic Pieces, Poems, Humorous Tales, Fables, &c. ... By D. Bellamy
Bellamy, D.

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FABLE XXI. The Persian, the Sun, and the Cloud.

As on the Ground a Persian lay
Prostrate before the God of Day,
He pray'd.—“Bright Beam, thy Servant bless,
“And crown his Labours with Success.
With Envy swell'd, an impious Cloud
Reprov'd the Man, blasphem'd the God.
“Vain fleeting Form! the Persian cry'd,
“Thy God adore.—Restrain thy Pride.—
“See! with new Beams he gilds the Skies!
“Thus Merit shines, and Envy dies.
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