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No! still preserve it! still before thy viewKeep Thou that great good Man; His plans pursue;Recall his thoughts, words, looks, and what He was, Be you!Though great by talents, virtue, birth, and fame,—"The People's Friend"—was sure his proudest name:Still in his race that gracious name should runFrom patriot Sire to still more patriot Son.Still should his Line its public virtue prove;Till Britain's Gratitude and Britain's LoveThe Epithet and Name so well shall blend,That who says—"Fox"—has said—"the People's Friend."—
So burned in Vesta's shrine the sacred Fire:Oft though it saw the Guardian-Maid expire,From age to age still blazed the immortal Flame,The Priestess altered, but the Fire the same.
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