Tae Va n ity
f
o
Hum
an
Wis/t ee was pu b lishe d in
T
an
u
ar
y
ha
h
e e d iti o n m a
ve b e e n a lar e
g
y
J
m p hlet is n o w
th
th
e
p
a
b
no
m eans
o ne
o u h
g
y
(
co m m o n
m a
ha
ve b e en l e ss p o pu lar
o r the p o e m
)
y
than L o n ao n
fo r th e re was n o se c o n d e d iti o n
L o n do n is in the fi rst e d iti o n
o f D o ds le
s
y
,
’
.
’
C al/ectt o n
'
f
o
Poem
s
in T/z ree Vo ln tn e s
Tae Va n t ty
'
.
was n o t in c l ud e d in the thir d e d iti o n ( 1 7 5 1 ) whi c h
u nlik e the s e c o n d
was a m ere re p rint I t
was h o w e ver in c l ud e d in the ne xt e d iti o n ( 1 7 5
c all e d 1 4 C o lle ct io n o
P
o e m s in F o u r Vo /n tn ey
A
l
l
f
variati o ns o f an y m o m ent b etween the t e x ts o f
an d o f I 7 5 5 are r e c o r d e d in th e n o tes
,
.
,
,
.
.
NO T E
re p rint w as set up fr o m a c o py lent
Sir C harles F irth an d t h e p r o o fs were rea d with the
British M u se u m c o py A few wr o n g fo u nt letters
ha ve b een c o rre c te d
m ar in s are
No u n c u t c o py was a vaila b l e
g
therefo re c o nj e c t u ral
This
,
‘
.
.
.
T H E
V
N I T Y
A
O F
W
HUMA N
I SH E S
T H E
T e n t h Sat ire
I
By
SA
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Printed for R D O D SLEY atTu lly s H ead in Pall Mall
and Sold by M C O O PE R in Pater n o fi e r Row
’
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.
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.
M DC C
.
.
' LI '
.
.
.
,
T H E
T EN TH
ATI
V
0
7
ET
a
O b fe rv at io n
with
e x te n
Survey Mankind from
,
fiv e
Cb in a
View
to
,
P e ru 5
Remark each anxious Toil each eager Strife
,
And watch the b u fy Sc enes of
Then fay how H ope and Fear
O
’
fp re ad
er
3
Ve r
.
1
.
,
c ro u
de d
D e fire
Life
,
5
and H ate
,
with Snares the clouded Maz e of Fate
Where
,
1 1
.
(
Where w av rin g Man
’
4
)
b e t ray d
’
,
by vent rous Pride
’
,
To tread the dreary Paths without a Guide
As
t re ac h ro u s
’
Phantoms in the M ill delude
Shuns fancied Ills or chafes airy Good
,
Ho w
rarel y
R e afo n
guides
the
'
.
Choice
fi u b b o rn
Rules the bold H and or prompts the
,
O
,
lilte n s
to the Fool s
Fate wings with ev ry W ifh
’
’
th
pp
f d,
re s
.
,
Each Gift of Nature and each G race of Art
,
With fatal H eat impetuous Courage glows
With fatal
Sw e e t n e fs
I mpeachment
And
b
re
fc arc e
Fall in the
b
Ve r
.
12
g
.
the Speaker s
’
w
p
o
o
l Maflac re
'
e n ra
22
.
,
’
f
r ul
Breath
,
.
the Knowing and the Bold
b fe rv d
’
’
,
,
Fire precipitates on Death
flle fs
But
flops
Elocution flows
’
Re qu e f
t
a ffli ct ive Dart
’
,
Voice
fu p p lian t
H ow Nations fink by darling Schemes
When Vengeance
,
of Gold
3
,
,
s
Wide wa iting Pe lt ' that rages
u nco n
-
And
c ro u
ds
fin d,
’
with Crimes the Records of Mankind
For Gold his Sword the H ire lin g Ru ffi an draws
For Gold the hireling Judge
dift0rts
,
,
the Laws
Wealth h e ap d on Wealth nor Truth nor Safety buys
’
,
The Dangers gather as the T re afu re s rife
Let
Hift ry
’
.
tell where rival Kings com mand
And dubious Title
'h akes
the madded Land
,
,
When Statutes glean the
R e fu fe
of the Sword
,
H ow much more fafe the
V aflal
than the Lord
,
Low
the H ind be n eath the Rage of
fc u lk s
And lea ves the
Un t o u c h d
’
Tho
’
'
é o nny Tray to r
in the
Po w
To w r,
’
his Cottage and his Slumbers found
,
C o n fifc at io n
3
’
s
’
Vulturs clang around
.
,
r,
,
(
5
6
The needy Traveller feren c and gay
,
Walks the wild H eath and
,
Does En vy fe iz e
P
thee
fin g s
,
his Toil away
upbraiding j o y
En c re afe his Riches and his Peace de fi ro y
h th
c ru l
.
’
,
,
New Fears in dire V ic ifii tu de invade
The ru filin g Brake alarms and
i
q
,
’
i g
u v rn
,
Shade
,
Nor Light nor D ark n e fs bring his Pain Relief
,
One fhe w s the Plunder and one hides the Thie f
.
,
Ye t
C
'till
the ge n ral Cry the Skies
’
T
al ails
And Gain and Grandeur load the tainted Gales
Few know the toiling State fm an s Fear or Care
’
Th
’
in fidio u s
Ve r
.
2
—
27
3
Rival and the gaping Heir
.
.
,
(
Once more
d
With
c
,
D em
itu s ,
o cr
h e arfu l W ifdo m
)
7
arife on Earth
and
in fi ru ctiv e
,
M irth
,
See motle y Life in modern Trappings dre fs d
’
,
And feed with varied Fools th eternal Je fl
Thou who c o u ldfi laugh where Wa n t e n c h ain d Caprice
’
’
Toil
c ru
Conceit and Man was of a Piece 5
fh d
’
,
Where Wealth
And
fc arc e
,
u n lo v
’
d w ith o u t a
Mourner
a Sycophant was fed by Pride
’
dy d 5
5
Where ne er was known the Form of mock Debate
’
Or feen a new made Mayor s unwieldy State
’
-
Where change of
,
F av rite s
’
5
made no Change of Laws
And Senates heard before they j u dg d a G aufe
,
’
H ow
w o u ldf
t
thou
fh ak e
at
Britain
’
s
m o
difh
5
Tribe
,
Dart the q uick Taunt and edge the piercing Gibe '
,
d
Ve r
.
2
8
—5 5
Attentive
.
8
Attentive Truth and Nature to
And pierce each Scene with
To thee were
fo le m
The Robes of
Ple afu re
All aid
t he
n
Toys or empty Shew
.
,
and the Veils of W o e
,
f
or
f
c au e le s ,
Such was the Scorn that
Re n e w d
Eye
Ph ilo fo p h ic
Farce and all thy M irth maintain
W h o fe Joys are
’
de fc ry ,
w h o fe
fill d
’
Griefs are
the Sage s M ind
’
at ev ry Glance on H umankind
’
,
e
Un n u m b e r d
’
Suppliants
.
d Preferment
’
s Gate
,
D e lu fiv e
Fortune hears
They mount they
,
V e r 5 6—
.
10
7
.
th
fil in e ,
’
,
’
’
for Wealth and burning to be great 5
A th irfi:
'
c ro u
,
5
H ow j u ft that Scorn ere yet thy Voice declare
Search every State and c an afs ev ry Pray r
v
,
in c e ffan t
Call
,
evaporate and fall
,
.
,
(
)
9
On ev ry Stage the Foes of Peace attend
’
H ate dogs their Flight and
I n fu lt
,
Love
ends with H ope the
,
mocks their End
li n k in g State fm
,
’
an s
Door
Pours in the Morning W o rfh ip e r no more 5
For growing Names the weekly Scribbler lies
To growing Wealth the Dedicator flies
From every Room
de fc e n ds
That hung the bright
And
fm
kd
o a
’
,
the painted Face
P alladiu m
,
,
of the Place
,
in Kitchens or in Au ctions fold
,
To better Features yields the Frame of Gold
For
no
w
'
no
more we trace in ev ry Line
’
H eroic Worth
The Form
And
,
Benevolence Divine
difto rte d
D e te ftat io n
rids
j
u
fi ifie s
th
’
the Fall
,
indignant Wall
.
5
,
.
(
But will not
Britai n
Sign her Foes Doom
,
1 0
)
hear the
lafi
or guard her
Appeal
,
F av rite s '
’
eal 5
Through Freedom s Sons no more R e m o n fi ran c e rings
’
,
Degrading Nobles and contro u ling Kings 5
Our
And
fu p p le
Tribes
re
p
f
re s
their Patriot Throats
no Qu e ftio n s but the Price of Votes
With Weekly Libels and Septennial Ale
k
af
,
5
,
Their W ifh is full to riot and to rail
.
I n full blown Dignity fee W o l/ y fi and
Law in his Voice and Fortune in his H and
‘
e
-
,
,
,
To him the Church the Realm their Po w rs c o n fig n
’
,
,
Thro him the Rays of regal Bounty
’
T u rn d
’
fh in e ,
by his Nod the Stream of H onour flows
H is Smile alone Security be llows
,
,
I I
Still to new H eights his
Claim leads to
Till
C o n q u e ft
C laim
u n re
And Rights fu b m
At length his
,
an d
fifte d
So v
Wilh
file fs
Po w
c e as
’
d
’
r
tow r
es
advances
to
re i n
g
frowns
-
,
Po w
’
r
5
l
e af
e,
p
left him none to
itte d,
’
re
’
fe iz e
.
the Train of State
Mark the keen Glance and watch the Sign to hate
,
Where e er he turns he meets a Stranger s Eye
-
’
’
H is Suppliants
fc o rn
,
l
i
tt rin
g
g
’
Plate
The regal Palace the luxurious Board
,
liv rie d
5
,
The golden Canopy the
’
,
him and his Followers fly
Now drops at once the Pride of aweful State
The
.
,
,
Army and the menial Lord
,
,
.
With Age with Cares with Maladies o p p re fs d
’
,
He
fe e k s
,
,
the Refuge of M o n altic
Grief aids
D ife afe ,
re m e m
be r d
’
R e lt
.
Folly flings
,
And his la ft Sighs reproach the Faith of Kings
B
2
.
Speak
(
Speak th o u
w
h
o
,
)
1 2
fe Thoughts at
humble Peace repine
Shall W lfey s Wealth with W o lfey s End be thine
Or liv ft thou now with fafe r Pride content
’
o
’
9
,
’
,
The
i h e lt
rc
,
Tre n t
Landlord on the Banks of
For why did W lf' by the Steps of Fate
On weak Foundations raife t h enormous Weight '
e
o
,
’
Why but to fink beneath M isfortune s
B low ,
’
With louder Ruin to the Gulphs below
What gave great
f
And
What
d
’
m ur er
d
on
to
Ha
rl
ey
s
th
W e n t wo rta and what
il d
What but their Wi lli
And
‘
Po w
Ve r
.
r
1 08
c lo
,
in du lg d
’
1
3
.
ex
d
y
all
’
re
Knife
’
P
in Courts to
too great to keep or to
—1
s
Life '
’
By Kings prote cted and to Kings
’
A ffalli n
’
fm g
fix d D ife afe
’
V tllierr
’
P
fig n P
fh ine ,
,
,
I
4
Should tempting Novelty thy Cell refrain
And Sloth s bland
’
O p iate s fh e d
,
their Fumes
Should Beauty blunt on Fops her fatal Dart
,
Nor claim the Triumph of a
5
Should no
D ife afe
le tte r d
’
H eart
thy torpid Veins invade
vain 5
in
,
Nor Melancholy s Phantoms haunt thy Shade
’
5
Yet hope not Life from Grief or Danger free
Nor think the Doom of Man
re v e rs
’
d
,
for thee
Deign on the pa lli ng World to turn thine Eyes
And
p
awhile from Learning to be wife 5
e
au f
There mark what Ills the Scholar s Life affail
’
,
Toil Envy Want the Garret and the Jail
,
See Nations
,
,
,
wife and meanly j u fi
To buried Merit ra l fe the tardy Bu ll
flo w ly
,
.
If Dreams yet flatter once again attend
,
H ear
Ly aiat
’
’
s
Life and
,
G alile o
’
s End
.
,
,
.
,
Nor deem when Learning her lo ll Pri z e be llows
,
The glitt rin g Eminence exempt from Foes
’
See when the Vulgar
’
fc ap d, de fp is d
’
’
Rebellion s vengeful Talons fe iz e on
’
From meaner M inds tho
,
The
Palace or
l
u n de r d
p
’
’
fe q u e lte r d
or aw d
’
,
L au d
.
fm alle r Fi n es
’
5
content
Rent
5
Mark d out by dangerous Parts he meets the Shock ,
’
And fatal Learning leads him to the Block
Around his Tomb let Art
an
d Genius
weep
,
But hear his Death ye Blockheads hear and fleep
,
,
h
The fe ltal Blaz es the triumphal Show
,
The
rav
ilh d
’
,
Standard and the captive Foe
,
,
The Senate s Thanks the Gaz ette s pompous Tale
’
’
,
With Force
Ve r
.
1
l ltle fs
re i
—
1 46
33
.
o er the Brave prevail
’
.
,
.
I
Such Bribes the rapid
G ree k
For
fu c h
the
lte ady R o m
For
fu c h
in
diltan t
And flain
This
Po w
Till Fame
Wi
’
r
an ;
Praife ,
the
fu p p lie s
o er Afi a w h irl d
lh o o k the World
’
’
,
Lands the Brito ns
th Blood the
has
6
5
fhin e ,
D an u ae
or the
Rain e 5
that Virtue
fc arc e
can war m
f
u n i v e r al
Charm
,
.
Yet R e afo n frowns on War s une q ual Game
’
Where wa lled Nations rai le a
fin gle
Name
,
,
And m o rtgag d States their G ran dflre s Wreaths regret
’
From Age to Age in
l ltin g
e ve r a
Debt
5
Wreaths which at lalt the dear bought Right convey
-
To
ru
lt
on Medals or on Stones decay
,
On what Foundation
H ow j u lt his H opes let
ltan ds
.
P
the Warrior s Pride
Swe at/b Cb arle r
’
decide 5
A Frame
‘
Ve r
.
14
—
16
7
7
.
I
7
A Frame of Adamant a Soul of Fire
,
,
No Dangers fright hi m and no Labours tire 5
,
O er Love o er Force extends his wide Domain
’
’
,
,
Un c o n q u e r d
’
Lord of Ple afu re and of Pain
No Joys to him pacific Scepters yield
War founds the Trump he
,
Behold
ru
5
,
to the Field
lh e s
Kings their Po w r combine
fu rro u n din g
,
’
And One capitulate and
,
O
ne
re
,
fig n 5
Peace courts his Han d b u t fp re ad her Charms in vain
,
Think Nothing gain d he cries till nought remain
’
,
On M ofeo w s Walls till
’
,
Go tat e
'
Standards fly
And all is Mine beneath the Polar Sky
The March begins in M ilitary State
.
,
And Nations on his Eye fu fp e n de d wait
Ste m Famine guards the
'
5
fo litary C o all,
And Winter barricades the Realms of Fro ll 5
C
,
,
H e comes nor Want nor Cold his C o u rfe delay 5
,
H ide
The
And
,
Glory hide
blu lh in g
v an
i
l
h
d
q
’
u
n
’
d
s
Day
H ero leaves his broken Bands
his M ife rie s in
lh e w s
C o n de m
,
P ult o wa
’
diltan t
,
Lands 5
a needy Supplicant to wai t
,
While Ladies interpo le and Slaves debate
,
.
P
But did not Chance at length her Error mend
Did no
fu b v e rt e d
Empire mark his End
P
Did rival Monarchs give the fatal Wound
Or
h o ltile
Millions
H is Fall was
A petty
p
de ltin d
’
F o rt re fs ,
-
f
re s
'
him to the Ground
to a barren Strand
'
,
and a dubious H and
H e left the Name at which the World grew pale
,
To point a Moral or adorn a Tale
,
.
All Ti mes their Scenes of pompous Woes
k
From
k
P e tfi a
Ve r
.
1 68
’
s
Tyrant to
— 1 87
.
Ba varia
’
s Lord
.
,
I
In gay
and
Ho ltility ,
b arb
9
’
ro u s
Pride
,
With half Mankind embattled at his Side
Great
And
'
comes to
e rx e s
ltarve s
Attendant
ex
F latt ry
is
F re lh Praife
counts his Myriads o er
The Waves he
New
Po w
Till rude
’
d
y
tr
The daring
fo o t h
lalh e s ,
R e fillan c e
G ree k:
Th
in fu lte d
’
and enchains the Wind
d,
new Po w rs are
’
lops the
fp re adin g
Th
,
5
ltill b e lto w d,
’
God
deride the Martial Shew
5
,
5
Sea with humbler Thoughts he gains
A li ngle Ski ff to
’
,
his Pride no more
And heap their Vallies with the gaudy Foe
’
,
till M adn e fs fi res his Mind
are c laim
rs
the certain Prey
’
Till counted Myriads
’
e
Regions in his Way
h au lte d
’
fe iz
,
in c u m b e r d
’
fp e e d
,
his Flight remains ;
Oar fc arc e leaves the dreaded
Through purple Billows and a floating H o lt
.
C
2
C o alt
20
The bold
Ba varian ,
)
in a lu c k le fs H our
Tries the dread Sum mits of C fare an Pow r
e
With unexpe cted Legions
And fees
de fe n c e le fs
Short Sway
b u rlts
away
,
,
Realms receive his Sway
fair/ fu/iria fp re ads
5
her mournful Charms
The Queen the Beauty fets the World in Arms
From H ill to H ill the Beacons ro u fin g Blaz e
,
,
Spreads wide the H ope of Plunder an d of Praife
The fierce
Cro atian ,
and the wild
And all the Sons of Ravage
,
5
5
H ufa r,
c ro u d
the War
5
The baffled Prince in H onour s flatt rin g Bloom
’
Of ha lly
G re at n e fs fi nds
H is Foes
D e riflo n ,
And
lte als
’
the fatal Doom
,
and his Subj e cts Blame
to Death from
A n gu ilh
,
and from Sham e
’
.
Enlarge
n
Nor Lute nor Lyre his feeble
Nor
But
fw e e t e r Mu fi c k
ltin g
e v e rla
Pe rv e rfe ly
,
attend
rs
of a virtuous Frie n d
Di ctates
grave or
Po w
’
p
c ro u
d
o li t iv e l
y
The 'till returning Tale and
,
,
his Tongue
wrong
lin g rin g
p
am
,
.
’
Perplex the fawning Niece and
,
p
l
t
J ,
e
’
er
d G u e ft,
While growing H opes fc arc e awe the gath rin g Sneer
’
And
fc arc e
a Legacy can bribe to hear
The watchful
G u e lts lt ill hint
‘
the
lalt
The Daughter s Petulance the Son s
’
’
,
I mprove his heady Rage with
And mould his
Un n u m b e r d
’
Pafli o n s
O ffence
Skill
p
,
till they make his Will
Maladies each Joint invade
Lay Siege to Life and
,
Ex p e n c e ,
t re ac h ro u s
’
5
f
re s
,
the dire Blockade
5
.
,
2
But u n e x t in gu ilh
’
3
d A v ric e ftill remains ,
’
And dreaded Lo fle s aggravate his Pains
H e turns with anxious H eart and
,
5
H ands
ip le d
cr
,
H is Bonds of Debt and Mortgages of Lands 5
,
Or views his Co ffers with fu fp ic io u s Eyes
,
Unlocks
,
his Gold and counts it till he dies
,
.
But grant the Virtues of a temp rate Prime
’
,
Ble fs
with an Age exempt from Scorn or Crime
An Age that melts in
un
p
i d
e rc e v
’
Decay
And glides in mode lt Innocence away
,
5
Who le peaceful Day Benevolence endears
,
W h o fe Night congratulating C o n fc ie n c e cheers
The
g
e n ral
’
F av rit e
’
as the
g
e n ral
’
Such Age there is and who could
,
5
5
Friend
w ilh
its End P
Yet ev n on this her Load M isfortune flings
’
,
To p re fs the weary M inutes flagging Wings
New Sorrow rifes as the Day returns
A Si fter
fic k e n s ,
,
or a Daughter mourns
Now Kindred Merit fills the fable Bier
Now lacerated
F rie n df
h ip
Year chafes Year Decay
,
clai ms a Tear
p
,
.
f
u r u es
.
Decay
,
Still drops fome Joy from w it h rin g Life away
New Forms arife and diff re n t Views engage
’
5
’
,
Su p e rflu o u s
lags the
Till pitying Nature
Ve t
’
fign s
ran
the
on the Stage
,
,
lalt R e le afe ,
And bids affli cted Worth retire to Peace
.
But few there are whom H ours like th e fe await
Who le t unclouded in the Gulphs of Fate
,
.
From
2
5
From Ly aia s Monarch lh o u ld the Search
By So lo n c au t io n d to regard his End
’
de fc e n d,
’
’
,
In Life s la ll: Scene what Prodigies fu rp rife
’
,
Fears of the Brave and Follies of the Wife P
,
From M arlo
’
And
Swift
The
b
g
ro u
’
s
expires a
Eyes the Streams of Dotage flow
D riv le r
’
and a Show
teem ing Mother anxious for
m
,
.
h er
Race
,
Begs for each Birth the Fortune of a Face
Yet
V an e
And S dley
e
could tell what Ills from Beauty
c u rs
’
d
the Form that
l
e as d
p
’
fp rin g 5
a King
Ye Nymphs of ro fy Lips and radiant Eyes
,
Whom Ple afu re keeps too bu ly to be wife
,
Whom Joys with loft Varieties invite
By Day the Frolick and the Dance by Night
,
D
m
Ve r
.
28
—
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.
,
.
,
2
6
Who frown with Vanity who
,
And
with Art
fm ile
the late ll F afh io n of the H eart
k
al
What Care what Rules your
,
,
,
Charms
h e e dle fs
fh all
Each Nymph your R iv al an d each Youth your Slave P
,
An envious
Bre alt
with certain M ilc h ie f glows
And Slaves the M axi m tells are always Foes
,
,
A g ain lt
your Fame with
F o n dn e fs
,
Le fs
,
le fs
with Contempt
the faint
,
Re m
lh e q uits
the
o n
,
falls ;
ltran c e
’
flipp ry
Reign
And Pride and Prudence take her Seat in vain
In
c ro u d
The
at once where none the
,
h arm le fs
Pafs
defend
.
,
Freedom and the private Friend
,
.
The Guardians yield by Force fu p e rio r p ly d 5
’
,
By
In t
’
re
fl,
Prudence 5 and by
F latt ry ,
’
,
.
Voice negle cted Virtue calls
heard and
T ir d
’
diltan t
.
H ate combines
The Rival batters and the Lover m ines
With
,
Pride
.
,
H ere Beauty falls
b e t ray d, de fp is d, diftre fs d,
’
’
Infamy proclaims the
A n d h ifli n g
’
f
’
re c
.
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'
Mu ll dull
Su fp e n c e
corrupt the
flagn an t
M ind P
Mu ll h e lp le fs Man , in Ignorance fedate ,
Swim darkling down the Current of his Fate P
Mu ll no
alarm no W ifhe s rife
D iflik e
,
,
P
No Cries attempt the Mercies of the Skies
En q uirer
W hich
Still
,
He av
ife
ra
’
,
may hear nor deem Religion vain
n
,
for Good the fu p p lic at in g Voice
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Safe in his
The
Petitions yet remain
f
ce a e ,
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Po w
’
r
,
’
n
the M e afu re and the Choice
who le Eyes
fe c re t A m b u lh
of a
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,
,
difc e rn
afar
fp e c io u s Pray
D e c ifio n s
re
’
r
.
fl,
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,
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When
of fac re d
Se n fe
lirong
8
Pre fe n c e p re fl,
Devotion fills thy glowing
Bre alt,
Pour forth thy Fervo urs for a healthful M ind
Obedient
and a Will
Pafli o n s ,
For Love which
,
For Patience
fo v
’
fc arc e
re
re
,
fign d ;
’
colle ctive Man can fill
5
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’
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,
,
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’
Th e fe
Goods for Man the Laws of
He av
’
n
ordain
,
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,
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c e le
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