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SINCERITY.
A Poem.
Occasion'd by a Friend's resenting some Advice I gave.
I
Sincerity , what are thy Views;No more my Breast attend.
By thee, alas! we often lose,
But seldom gain a Friend.
II
No more with dang'rous Zeal presumeTo warn whom you esteem:
Be wise, or I foresee your Doom;
Impertinence you'll seem.
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III
A thousand Ills from thee I've found;A thousand more I fear.
In Worlds like this, should you abound?
What Bus'ness have you here?
IV
But if you still must haunt my Breast,To Desarts we'll repair;
Or seek the Mansions of the Blest;
They know your Value there.
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