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The martial valour of Gustavus shin'd,
Augmented with his own superior fame,
Was heir to his great father's crown and name;
No petty duke, brought o'er from foreign lands,
To sway a sceptre with unwieldy hands;
No arbitrary prince, no menial thing;
The Swede was born an independent King,
And ne'er was prince more fit than he to reign.
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