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Whether, enrob'd amidst the splendid tribe
Of Britain's peers, thou venerate the seats
Where long hath beam'd the hereditary pomp;
(Marking the throne of kings, now first adorn'd
By royal elocution's graceful charm);
Or whether, ranking with the inferior chiefs,
Thou sit obedient to the people's voice;
Still o'er the assembly shines that polish giv'n
By education's gentle hand, which smoothes
The roughnesses adherent oft to minds
Unfashion'd, and precludes the essays so bold
In rude uncultur'd genius—the career
Of talents supereminent and vast.
Of Britain's peers, thou venerate the seats
Where long hath beam'd the hereditary pomp;
(Marking the throne of kings, now first adorn'd
By royal elocution's graceful charm);
Or whether, ranking with the inferior chiefs,
Thou sit obedient to the people's voice;
Still o'er the assembly shines that polish giv'n
By education's gentle hand, which smoothes
The roughnesses adherent oft to minds
Unfashion'd, and precludes the essays so bold
In rude uncultur'd genius—the career
Of talents supereminent and vast.
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