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Some, are of this, in hope, and some afraid;
But chiefly they who have been largely paid
For little work; and some for doing none,
Or, that, which had been better left undone.
Some, who were paid with little, for great cost,
Which then may be in hazard to be lost:
Some likewise, whom their Conscience hath accus'd
For having wilfully their pow'r abus'd.
But, be it as GOD pleaseth it shall be,
It no whit startles, or affrighteth me:
For, though this George should act that which will further
His ends, who is the Soveraign of the Order
Of George on horseback, guiltless I have bin
Of what may make me dread his coming in;
Because, I acted nothing with intent
To Innovate the former Government,
Or to uphold this Pow'r, save that, whereto
Conscience and Duty did oblige me to.
But chiefly they who have been largely paid
For little work; and some for doing none,
Or, that, which had been better left undone.
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Which then may be in hazard to be lost:
Some likewise, whom their Conscience hath accus'd
For having wilfully their pow'r abus'd.
But, be it as GOD pleaseth it shall be,
It no whit startles, or affrighteth me:
For, though this George should act that which will further
His ends, who is the Soveraign of the Order
Of George on horseback, guiltless I have bin
Of what may make me dread his coming in;
Because, I acted nothing with intent
To Innovate the former Government,
Or to uphold this Pow'r, save that, whereto
Conscience and Duty did oblige me to.
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