Poems on Several Occasions By the late Reverend Thomas Fitzgerald. Published by his Grandson, the Reverend Thomas Wintour |
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AN ODE.
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AN ODE.
[No Glory I covet, no Riches I want]
No Glory I covet, no Riches I want,
Ambition is nothing to me:
The one Thing I beg of kind Heav'n to grant,
Is a Mind independent and free.
Ambition is nothing to me:
The one Thing I beg of kind Heav'n to grant,
Is a Mind independent and free.
With Passion unruffled, untainted with Pride,
By Reason my Life let me square;
The Wants of my Nature are cheaply supply'd,
And the rest is but Folly and Care.
By Reason my Life let me square;
The Wants of my Nature are cheaply supply'd,
And the rest is but Folly and Care.
The Blessings which Providence freely has lent
I'll justly and gratefully prize,
Whilst sweet Meditation and chearful Content
Shall make me both healthy and wise.
I'll justly and gratefully prize,
Whilst sweet Meditation and chearful Content
Shall make me both healthy and wise.
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In the Pleasures the great Man's Possessions display,
Unenvy'd, I'll challenge my Part;
For ev'ry fair Object my Eyes can survey,
Contributes to gladen my Heart.
Unenvy'd, I'll challenge my Part;
For ev'ry fair Object my Eyes can survey,
Contributes to gladen my Heart.
How vainly through infinite Trouble and Strife,
The many their Labours employ!
Since all that is truly delightful in Life,
Is what All, if they will, may enjoy.
The many their Labours employ!
Since all that is truly delightful in Life,
Is what All, if they will, may enjoy.
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