Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | ||
When e'er I sing, as long as Life remains,
His mighty Name shall dignify my Strains;
In him alone shall terminate my Joys,
Far off, henceforth, be Vanity and Toys.
Delight and Peace attend on Virtue's Ways,
His Bliss is most sublime, who best obeys;
But they who dare his Ire, his Laws defy,
Despis'd shall live, and un-lamented die;
A while they shine, but soon shall set in Shame,
Nor leave a Race behind, nor leave a Name.
His mighty Name shall dignify my Strains;
In him alone shall terminate my Joys,
Far off, henceforth, be Vanity and Toys.
Delight and Peace attend on Virtue's Ways,
His Bliss is most sublime, who best obeys;
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Despis'd shall live, and un-lamented die;
A while they shine, but soon shall set in Shame,
Nor leave a Race behind, nor leave a Name.
Familiar letters and poems on several occasions | ||