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As our rais'd souls the great distress'd pursue,Triumphs and crowns grow mean beneath our view,We trace the victor with indignant eyes,And all, that made a Cato bleed, despise.
Sure Heaven, that destin'd Nassau to be great,To force confederate nations to retreat,To give a wild rebellious kingdom law,Bestow'd a Garth, designing a Nassau.
High on the radiant list great Pope appears,With all the fire of youth, and strength of years;Where'er supreme le points the nervous line,Nature and Art in bright conjunction shine.How just the turns! how regular the draught!How smooth the language! how refin'd the thought!

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