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THE LAW OF LIBERTY.
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THE LAW OF LIBERTY.
James i.
I
Who's he that's bound, and yet is free,And who, tho' free, is bound?
Where is the man of liberty,
Or where is freedom found?
II
Tis found—and there 'tis found alone,Where Wisdom holds the sway;
And where, as seated on a throne,
Her dictates we obey.
III
While slaves to Vice the chains of sinIn every corner wear;
{No} rest without, nor peace within,
From passion or despair.
IV
While Virtue's friends, the friends of Heaven,With all their various pain,
[illeg.] that to whom its love is given,
With them its joys remain!
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