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OF RICHES.
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[Me sacred Virtue moves alone]
Me sacred Virtue moves alone;I will no Rival Passion own:
Begone, begone, in vain ye sue,
I'll to my firm Resolves be true:
No more shall Riches tempt my Sight
With their false, their glaring Light:
Before me when the Phantoms play,
From them, with Scorn, I'll turn away;
Defy their Power, and slight their Art,
And still be Mistress of my Heart.
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