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ODES.
Thou singled out the fosterling of fame,
Secure of praise, nor less secur'd from blame,
Shalt be remember'd with a fond applause,
So long as Britons own the same indulgent laws. 58
Secure of praise, nor less secur'd from blame,
Shalt be remember'd with a fond applause,
So long as Britons own the same indulgent laws. 58
EPODE II.
United in one publick weal,
Rejoicing in one freedom, all,
Cowper's hand apply'd the Seal,
And level'd the partition-wall. 62
The chosen seeds of great events
Are thinly sown, and slowly rise:
And Time the harvest-scythe presents,
In season, to the good and wise: 66
Hymning to the harp my story,
Fain would I record his glory,
United in one publick weal,
Rejoicing in one freedom, all,
Cowper's hand apply'd the Seal,
And level'd the partition-wall. 62
The chosen seeds of great events
Are thinly sown, and slowly rise:
And Time the harvest-scythe presents,
In season, to the good and wise: 66
Hymning to the harp my story,
Fain would I record his glory,
STROPHE III.
Pouring forth, with heavy heart,
Truth unleaven'd, pure of art, 70
Like the hallow'd Bard of yore,
Who chaunted in authentick rhymes
The worthies of the good old times,
'E're living vice in verse was varnish'd o'er, 74
Pouring forth, with heavy heart,
Truth unleaven'd, pure of art, 70
Like the hallow'd Bard of yore,
Who chaunted in authentick rhymes
The worthies of the good old times,
'E're living vice in verse was varnish'd o'er, 74
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