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Meditations. Memoratiues. By Elizabeth Grymeston

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Are these the ways your Wisdom takes.
To raise our Reputation?
To Quarrel at a few Mistakes
While France their own Advantage makes,
And laughs at all the Nation.

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ANSWER.

If evil Councillors preside,
And publick harms propose,
The way to humble France's Pride
Is certainly to have 'em try'd
That we may know our Foes.