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71
NEW STATESMEN.
We need the Good; the men of just intent,Lovers of right who will not wink at wrong,
Men of just principle and purpose strong,
On Duty and the common welfare bent;
We want no longer,—we have had too long,—
The Siren-talkers false and eloquent,
Mighty in word, but paralysed in deed;
Too long the mere adventurers, whose aim
Is self-advancement from their country's need;
O party gamesters, hide yourselves for shame!
England calls out for Patriots good and true,
—What if plebeian, so they save the State,
Men to diplomacy and office new,
Pure-hearted, and unhackney'd in debate.
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