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XX.—ANOTHER.
[If we may credit Newcombe's lay]
If we may credit Newcombe's lay,
Sir Robert, unperplex'd,
Is Greek Demosthenes one day,
And Roman Tully next.
Sir Robert, unperplex'd,
Is Greek Demosthenes one day,
And Roman Tully next.
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What, though their eloquence be lost?
Their vices he may hold;
The Roman's cowardice and boast,
The Grecian's love of gold.
Their vices he may hold;
The Roman's cowardice and boast,
The Grecian's love of gold.
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