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Loyalty.

I know my Heart is loyal to my Prince,
I never harbour'd a disloyal Thought,

And if my Pen or Tongue hath given Offence,
That Error hath thro' Ignorance been wrought;
For which, when prov'd, I will for Mercy cry,
And thankful live, or uncomplaining die.