301:161,000[' ]| 301:161,000[' ]| 301:161,000[' ]| 301:161,001[A ]| Let Observation with extensive View, 301:161,002[A ]| Survey Mankind, from China to Peru; 301:161,003[A ]| Remark each anxious Toil, each eager Strife, 301:161,004[A ]| And watch the busy Scenes of crouded Life; 301:161,005[A ]| Then say how Hope and Fear, Desire and Hate, 301:161,006[A ]| O'erspread with Snares the clouded Maze of Fate, 301:161,007[A ]| Where wav'ring Man, betray'd by vent'rous Pride, 301:161,008[A ]| To tread the dreary Paths without a Guide; 301:161,009[A ]| As treacherous Phantoms in the Mist delude, 301:161,010[A ]| Shuns fancied Ills, or chases airy Good. <10> 301:161,011[A ]| How rarely Reason guides the stubborn Choice, 301:161,012[A ]| Rules the bold Hand, or prompts the suppliant Voice, 301:161,013[A ]| How Nations sink, by darling Schemes oppress'd, 301:161,014[A ]| When Vengeance listens to the Fool's Request. 301:161,015[A ]| Fate wings with ev'ry Wish th' afflictive Dart, 301:161,016[A ]| Each Gift of Nature, and each Grace of Art, 301:161,017[A ]| With fatal Heat impetuous Courage glows, 301:161,018[A ]| With fatal Sweetness Elocution flows, 301:161,019[A ]| Impeachment stops the Speaker's pow'rful Breath, 301:161,020[A ]| And restless Fire precipitates on Death. <20> 301:161,021[A ]| But scarce observ'd the Knowing and the Bold, 301:161,022[A ]| Fall in the gen'ral Massacre of Gold; 301:161,023[A ]| Wide-wasting Pest! that rages unconfin'd, 301:161,024[A ]| And crouds with Crimes the Records of Mankind, 301:161,025[A ]| For Gold his Sword the Hireling Ruffian draws, 301:161,026[A ]| For Gold the hireling Judge distorts the Laws; 301:162,027[A ]| Wealth heap'd on Wealth, nor Truth nor Safety buys, 301:162,028[A ]| The dangers gather as the Treasures rise. 301:162,029[A ]| Let Hist'ry tell where rival Kings command, 301:162,030[A ]| And dubious Title shakes the madded Land, <30> 301:162,031[A ]| When Statutes glean the Refuse of the Sword, 301:162,032[A ]| How much more safe the Vassal than the Lord, 301:162,033[A ]| Low skulks the Hind beneath the Rage of Pow'r, 301:162,034[A ]| And leaves the bonny Traytor in the Tow'r, 301:162,035[A ]| Untouch'd his Cottage, and his Slumbers sound, 301:162,036[A ]| Tho' Confiscation's Vulturs clang around. 301:162,037[A ]| The needy Traveller, serene and gay, 301:162,038[A ]| Walks the wild Heath, and sings his Toil away. 301:162,039[A ]| Does Envy seize thee? crush th' upbraiding Joy, 301:162,040[A ]| Encrease his Riches and his Peace destroy, <40> 301:162,041[A ]| New Fears in dire Vicissitude invade, 301:162,042[A ]| The rustling Brake alarms, and quiv'ring Shade, 301:162,043[A ]| Nor Light nor Darkness brings his Pain Relief, 301:162,044[A ]| One shews the Plunder, and one hides the Thief. 301:162,045[A ]| Yet still the gen'ral Cry the Skies assails 301:162,046[A ]| And Gain and Grandeur load the tainted Gales; 301:162,047[A ]| Few know the toiling Statesman's Fear or Care, 301:162,048[A ]| Th' insidious Rival and the gaping Heir. 301:162,049[A ]| Once more, Democritus, arise on Earth, 301:162,050[A ]| With chearful Wisdom and instructive Mirth, <50> 301:162,051[A ]| See motley Life in modern Trappings dress'd, 301:162,052[A ]| And feed with varied Fools th' eternal Jest: 301:162,053[A ]| Thou who couldst laugh where Want enchain'd Caprice, 301:162,054[A ]| Toil crush'd Conceit, and Man was of a Piece; 301:162,055[A ]| Where Wealth unlov'd without a Mourner dy'd; 301:162,056[A ]| And scarce a Sycophant was fed by Pride; 301:162,057[A ]| Where ne'er was known the Form of mock Debate, 301:162,058[A ]| Or seen a new-made Mayor's unwieldy State; 301:162,059[A ]| Where change of Fav'rites made no Change of Laws, 301:162,060[A ]| And Senates heard before they judg'd a Cause; <60> 301:162,061[A ]| How thou wouldst shake at Britain's modish Tribe, 301:162,062[A ]| Dart the quick Taunt, and edge the piercing Gibe? 301:162,063[A ]| Attentive Truth and Nature to descry, 301:162,064[A ]| And pierce each Scene with philosophic Eye. 301:163,065[A ]| To Thee were solemn Toys or empty Shew, 301:163,066[A ]| The Robes of Pleasure and the Veils of Woe: 301:163,067[A ]| All aid the Farce, and all thy Mirth maintain, 301:163,068[A ]| Whose Joys are causeless, or whose Griefs are vain. 301:163,069[A ]| Such was the Scorn that fill'd the Sage's Mind, 301:163,070[A ]| Renew'd at ev'ry Glance on Humankind; <70> 301:163,071[A ]| How just that Scorn ere yet thy Voice declare, 301:163,072[A ]| Search ev'ry State, and canvass ev'ry Prayer. 301:163,073[A ]| Unnumber'd Suppliants croud Preferment's Gate, 301:163,074[A ]| Athirst for Wealth, and burning to be great; 301:163,075[A ]| Delusive Fortune hears th' incessant Call, 301:163,076[A ]| They mount, they shine, evaporate, and fall. 301:163,077[A ]| On ev'ry Stage the Foes of Peace attend, 301:163,078[A ]| Hate dogs their Flight, and Insult mocks their End. 301:163,079[A ]| Love ends with hope, the sinking Statesman's Door 301:163,080[A ]| Pours in the Morning Worshiper no more; <80> 301:163,081[A ]| For growing Names the weekly Scribbler lies, 301:163,082[A ]| To growing Wealth the Dedicator flies, 301:163,083[A ]| From ev'ry Room descends the painted Face, 301:163,084[A ]| That hung the bright Palladium of the Place, 301:163,085[A ]| And smoak'd in Kitchens, or in Auctions sold, 301:163,086[A ]| To better Features yields the Frame of Gold; 301:163,087[A ]| For now no more we trace in ev'ry Line 301:163,088[A ]| Heroic Worth, Benevolence Divine: 301:163,089[A ]| The Form distorted justifies the Fall, 301:163,090[A ]| And Detestation rids th' indignant Wall. <90> 301:163,091[A ]| But will not Britain hear the last Appeal, 301:163,092[A ]| Sign her Foes Doom, or guard her Fav'rites Zeal; 301:163,093[A ]| Through Freedom's Sons no more Remonstrance rings, 301:163,094[A ]| Degrading Nobles and controuling Kings; 301:163,095[A ]| Our supple Tribes repress their Patriot Throats, 301:163,096[A ]| And ask no Questions but the Price of Votes; 301:163,097[A ]| With Weekly Libels and Septennial Ale, 301:163,098[A ]| Their Wish is full to riot and to rail. 301:163,099[A ]| In full-blown Dignity, see Wolsey stand, 301:163,100[A ]| Law in his Voice, and Fortune in his Hand: <100> 301:163,101[A ]| To him the Church, the Realm, their Pow'rs consign, 301:163,102[A ]| Thro' him the Rays of regal Bounty shine, 301:164,103[A ]| Turn'd by his Nod the Stream of Honour flows, 301:164,104[A ]| His Smile alone Security bestows: 301:164,105[A ]| Still to new Heights his restless Wishes tow'r, 301:164,106[A ]| Claim leads to Claim, and Pow'r advances Pow'r; 301:164,107[A ]| Till Conquest unresisted ceas'd to please, 301:164,108[A ]| And Rights submitted, left him none to seize. 301:164,109[A ]| At length his Sov'reign frowns ~~ the Train of State 301:164,110[A ]| Mark the keen Glance, and watch the Sign to Hate. <110> 301:164,111[A ]| Where-e'er he turns he meets a Stranger's Eye, 301:164,112[A ]| His suppliants scorn him, and his Followers fly; 301:164,113[A ]| Now drops at once the Pride of aweful State, 301:164,114[A ]| The golden Canopy, the glitt'ring Plate, 301:164,115[A ]| The regal Palace, the luxurious Board, 301:164,116[A ]| The liv'ried Army, and the menial Lord. 301:164,117[A ]| With Age, with Cares, with Maladies oppress'd, 301:164,118[A ]| He seeks the Refuge of Monastic Rest. 301:164,119[A ]| Grief aids Disease, remember'd Folly stings, 301:164,120[A ]| And his last Sighs reproach the Faith of Kings. <120> 301:164,121[A ]| Speak thou, whose Thoughts at humble Peace repine, 301:164,122[A ]| Shall Wolsey's Wealth, with Wolsey's End, be thine? 301:164,123[A ]| Or liv'st thou now, with safer Pride content, 301:164,124[A ]| The richest Landlord on the banks of Trent? 301:164,125[A ]| For why did Wolsey by the Steps of Fate, 301:164,126[A ]| On weak Foundations raise th' enormous Weight? 301:164,127[A ]| Why but to sink beneath Misfortune's Blow, 301:164,128[A ]| With louder Ruin to the Gulphs below? 301:164,129[A ]| What gave great Villiers to th' Assassin's Knife, 301:164,130[A ]| And fix'd Disease on Harley's closing Life? <130> 301:164,131[A ]| What murder'd Wentworth, and what exil'd Hyde, 301:164,132[A ]| By Kings protected, and to Kings ally'd? 301:164,133[A ]| What but their Wish indulg'd in Courts to shine, 301:164,134[A ]| And Pow'r too great to keep or to resign? 301:164,135[A ]| When first the College Rolls receive his Name, 301:164,136[A ]| The young Enthusiast quits his Ease for Fame; 301:164,137[A ]| Resistless burns the Fever of Renown, 301:164,138[A ]| Caught from the strong Contagion of the Gown; 301:164,139[A ]| O'er Bodley's Dome his future Labours spread, 301:164,140[A ]| And Bacon's Mansion trembles o'er his Head; <140> 301:165,141[A ]| Are these thy Views? proceed, illustrious Youth, 301:165,142[A ]| And Virtue guard thee to the Throne of Truth, 301:165,143[A ]| Yet should thy Soul indulge the gen'rous Heat, 301:165,144[A ]| Till captive Science yields her last Retreat; 301:165,145[A ]| Should Reason guide thee with her brightest Ray, 301:165,146[A ]| And pour on misty Doubt resistless Day; 301:165,147[A ]| Should no false Kindness lure to loose Delight, 301:165,148[A ]| No Praise relax, nor Difficulty fright; 301:165,149[A ]| Should tempting Novelty thy Cell refrain, 301:165,150[A ]| And Sloth's bland Opiates shed their Fumes in vain; <150> 301:165,151[A ]| Should Beauty blunt on fops her fatal Dart, 301:165,152[A ]| Nor claim the Triumph of a letter'd Heart; 301:165,153[A ]| Should no Disease thy torpid Veins invade, 301:165,154[A ]| Nor Melancholy's Phantoms haunt thy Shade; 301:165,155[A ]| Yet hope not Life from Grief or Danger free, 301:165,156[A ]| Nor think the Doom of Man revers'd for thee: 301:165,157[A ]| Deign on the passing World to turn thine Eyes, 301:165,158[A ]| And pause awhile from Learning to be wise; 301:165,159[A ]| There mark what Ills the Scholar's Life assail, 301:165,160[A ]| Toil, Envy, Want, the Garret, and the Jail. <160> 301:165,161[A ]| See Nations slowly wise, and meanly just, 301:165,162[A ]| To buried Merit raise the tardy Bust. 301:165,163[A ]| If Dreams yet flatter, once again attend, 301:165,164[A ]| Hear Lydiat's Life, and Galileo's End. 301:165,165[A ]| Nor deem, when Learning her lost Prize bestows 301:165,166[A ]| The glitt'ring Eminence exempt from Foes; 301:165,167[A ]| See when the Vulgar 'scap'd, despis'd, or aw'd, 301:165,168[A ]| Rebellion's vengeful Talons seize on Laud. 301:165,169[A ]| From meaner Minds, tho' smaller Fines content 301:165,170[A ]| The plunder'd Palace or sequester'd Rent; <170> 301:165,171[A ]| Mark'd out by dangerous Parts he meets the Shock, 301:165,172[A ]| And fatal Learning leads him to the Block: 301:165,173[A ]| Around his Tomb let Art and Genius weep, 301:165,174[A ]| But hear his Death, ye Blockheads, hear and sleep. 301:165,175[A ]| The festal Blazes, the triumphal Show, 301:165,176[A ]| The ravish'd Standard, and the captive Foe, 301:165,177[A ]| The Senate's Thanks, the Gazette's pompous Tale, 301:165,178[A ]| With Force resistless o'er the Brave prevail. 301:166,179[A ]| Such Bribes the rapid Greeks o'er Asia whirl'd, 301:166,180[A ]| For such the steady Romans shook the World; <180> 301:166,181[A ]| For such in distant Lands the Britons shine, 301:166,182[A ]| And stain with Blood the Danube or the Rhine; 301:166,183[A ]| This Pow'r has Praise, that Virtue scarce can warm 301:166,184[A ]| Till Fame supplies the universal Charm. 301:166,185[A ]| Yet Reason frowns on War's unequal Game, 301:166,186[A ]| Where wasted Nations raise a single Name, 301:166,187[A ]| And mortgag'd States their Grandsires Wreaths regret 301:166,188[A ]| From Age to Age in everlasting Debt; 301:166,189[A ]| Wreaths which at last the dear-bought Right convey 301:166,190[A ]| To rust on Medals, or on Stones decay. <190> 301:166,191[A ]| On what foundation stands the Warrior's Pride? 301:166,192[A ]| How just his Hopes let Swedish Charles decide; 301:166,193[A ]| A frame of Adamant, a Soul of fire, 301:166,194[A ]| No Dangers fright him, and no Labours tire; 301:166,195[A ]| O'er Love, o'er Fear, extends his wide Domain, 301:166,196[A ]| Unconquer'd Lord of Pleasure and of Pain; 301:166,197[A ]| No joys to him pacific Scepters yield, 301:166,198[A ]| War sounds the Trump, he rushes to the Field; 301:166,199[A ]| Behold surrounding Kings their Pow'r combine, 301:166,200[A ]| And One capitulate, and One resign. <200> 301:166,201[A ]| Peace courts his Hand, but spread her Charms in vain; 301:166,202[A ]| "Think nothing gain'd, he cries, till nought remain, 301:166,203[A ]| On Moscow's Walls till Gothic standards fly, 301:166,204[A ]| And all is Mine beneath the Polar Sky." 301:166,205[A ]| The March begins in Military State, 301:166,206[A ]| And Nations on his Eye suspended wait; 301:166,207[A ]| Stern Famine guards the solitary Coast, 301:166,208[A ]| And Winter barricades the Realms of Frost; 301:166,209[A ]| He comes, nor Want nor Cold his Course delay; ~~ 301:166,210[A ]| Hide, blushing Glory, hide Pultowa's day: <210> 301:166,211[A ]| The vanquish'd Hero leaves his broken Bands, 301:166,212[A ]| And shews his Miseries in distant Lands; 301:166,213[A ]| Condemn'd a needy Supplicant to wait, 301:166,214[A ]| While Ladies interpose, and Slaves debate. 301:166,215[A ]| But did not Chance at length her Error mend? 301:166,216[A ]| Did no subverted Empire mark his End? 301:166,217[A ]| Did rival Monarchs give the fatal Wound? 301:166,218[A ]| Or hostile Millions press him to the Ground? 301:167,219[A ]| His Fall was destin'd to a barren Strand, 301:167,220[A ]| A petty Fortress, and a dubious Hand; <220> 301:167,221[A ]| He left the Name, at which the World grew pale, 301:167,222[A ]| To point a Moral, or adorn a Tale. 301:167,223[A ]| All Times their Scenes of pompous Woes afford, 301:167,224[A ]| From Persia's Tyrant to Bavaria's Lord. 301:167,225[A ]| In gay Hostility, and barb'rous Pride, 301:167,226[A ]| With half Mankind embattled at his Side, 301:167,227[A ]| Great Xerxes comes to seize the certain Prey, 301:167,228[A ]| And starves exhausted Regions in his Way; 301:167,229[A ]| Attendant Flatt'ry counts his Myriads o'er, 301:167,230[A ]| Till counted Myriads sooth his Pride no more; <230> 301:167,231[A ]| Fresh Praise is try'd till Madness fires his Mind, 301:167,232[A ]| The Waves he lashes, and enchains the Wind; 301:167,233[A ]| New Pow'rs are claim'd, new Pow'rs are still bestow'd, 301:167,234[A ]| Till rude Resistance lops the spreading God; 301:167,235[A ]| The daring Greeks deride the Martial Shew, 301:167,236[A ]| And heap their Vallies with the gaudy Foe; 301:167,237[A ]| Th' insulted Sea with humbler Thoughts he gains, 301:167,238[A ]| A single Skiff to speed his Flight remains; 301:167,239[A ]| Th' incumber'd Oar scarce leaves the dreaded Coast 301:167,240[A ]| Through purple Billows and a floating Host. <240> 301:167,241[A ]| The bold Bavarian, in a luckless Hour, 301:167,242[A ]| Tries the dread Summits of Cesarean Pow'r, 301:167,243[A ]| With unexpected Legions bursts away, 301:167,244[A ]| And sees defenceless Realms receive his Sway; 301:167,245[A ]| Short Sway! fair Austria spreads her mournful Charms, 301:167,246[A ]| The Queen, the Beauty, sets the World in Arms; 301:167,247[A ]| From Hill to Hill the Beacons rousing blaze 301:167,248[A ]| Spreads wide the Hope of Plunder and of Praise; 301:167,249[A ]| The fierce Croatian, and the wild Hussar, 301:167,250[A ]| And all the Sons of Ravage croud the War; <250> 301:167,251[A ]| The baffled Prince in Honour's flatt'ring Bloom 301:167,252[A ]| Of hasty Greatness finds the fatal Doom, 301:167,253[A ]| His Foes Derision, and his Subjects Blame, 301:167,254[A ]| And steals to Death from Anguish and from Shame. 301:167,255[A ]| Enlarge my Life with Multitude of Days, 301:167,256[A ]| In Health, in Sickness, thus the Suppliant prays; 301:168,257[A ]| Hides from himself his State, and shuns to know, 301:168,258[A ]| That Life protracted is protracted Woe. 301:168,259[A ]| Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, 301:168,260[A ]| And shuts up all the Passages of Joy: <260> 301:168,261[A ]| In vain their gifts the bounteous Seasons pour, 301:168,262[A ]| The Fruit Autumnal, and the Vernal Flow'r, 301:168,263[A ]| With listless Eyes the Dotard views the Store, 301:168,264[A ]| He views, and wonders that they please no more; 301:168,265[A ]| Now pall the tasteless Meats, and joyless Wines, 301:168,266[A ]| And Luxury with Sighs her Slave resigns. 301:168,267[A ]| Approach, ye Minstrels, try the soothing Strain, 301:168,268[A ]| Diffuse the tuneful Lenitives of Pain: 301:168,269[A ]| No Sounds alas would touch th' impervious Ear, 301:168,270[A ]| Though dancing Mountains witness'd Orpheus near; <270> 301:168,271[A ]| Nor Lute nor Lyre his feeble Pow'rs attend, 301:168,272[A ]| Nor sweeter Musick of a virtuous Friend, 301:168,273[A ]| But everlasting Dictates croud his Tongue, 301:168,274[A ]| Perversely grave, or positively wrong. 301:168,275[A ]| The still returning Tale, and ling'ring Jest, 301:168,276[A ]| Perplex the fawning Niece and pamper'd Guest, 301:168,277[A ]| While growing Hopes scarce awe the gath'ring Sneer, 301:168,278[A ]| And scarce a Legacy can bribe to hear; 301:168,279[A ]| The watchful Guests still hint the last Offence, 301:168,280[A ]| The Daughter's Petulance, the Son's Expence, <280> 301:168,281[A ]| Improve his heady Rage with treach'rous Skill, 301:168,282[A ]| And mould his Passions till they make his Will.. 301:168,283[A ]| Unnumber'd Maladies each Joint invade, 301:168,284[A ]| Lay Siege to Life and press the dire Blockade; 301:168,285[A ]| But unextinguish'd Av'rice still remains, 301:168,286[A ]| And dreaded Losses aggravate his Pains; 301:168,287[A ]| He turns, with anxious Heart and cripled Hands, 301:168,288[A ]| His Bonds of Debt, and Mortgages of Lands; 301:168,289[A ]| Or views his Coffers with suspicious Eyes, 301:168,290[A ]| Unlocks his Gold, and counts it till he dies. <290> 301:168,291[A ]| But grant, the Virtues of a temp'rate Prime 301:168,292[A ]| Bless with an Age exempt from Scorn or Crime; 301:168,293[A ]| An Age that melts with unperceiv'd Decay, 301:168,294[A ]| And glides in modest Innocence away; 301:169,295[A ]| Whose peaceful Day Benevolence endears, 301:169,296[A ]| Whose Night congratulating Conscience cheers; 301:169,297[A ]| The gen'ral Fav'rite as the gen'ral Friend: 301:169,298[A ]| Such Age there is, and who could wish its End? 301:169,299[A ]| Yet ev'n on this her Load Misfortune flings, 301:169,300[A ]| To press the weary Minutes flagging Wings: <300> 301:169,301[A ]| New Sorrow rises as the Day returns, 301:169,302[A ]| A Sister sickens, or a Daughter mourns. 301:169,303[A ]| Now Kindred Merit fills the sable Bier, 301:169,304[A ]| Now lacerated Friendship claims a Tear. 301:169,305[A ]| Year chases Year, Decay pursues Decay, 301:169,306[A ]| Still drops some Joy from with'ring Life away; 301:169,307[A ]| New Forms arise, and diff'rent Views engage, 301:169,308[A ]| Superfluous lags the Vet'ran on the Stage, 301:169,309[A ]| Till pitying Nature signs the last Release, 301:169,310[A ]| And bids afflicted Worth retire to Peace. <310> 301:169,311[A ]| But few there are whom Hours like these await, 301:169,312[A ]| Who set unclouded in the Gulphs of Fate. 301:169,313[A ]| From Lydia's Monarch should the Search descend, 301:169,314[A ]| By Solon caution'd to regard his End, 301:169,315[A ]| In Life's last Scene what Prodigies surprise, 301:169,316[A ]| Fears of the Brave, and Follies of the Wise? 301:169,317[A ]| From Marlb'rough's Eyes the Streams of Dotage flow, 301:169,318[A ]| And Swift expires a Driv'ler and a Show. 301:169,319[A ]| The teeming Mother, anxious for her Race, 301:169,320[A ]| Begs for each Birth the Fortune of a Face: <320> 301:169,321[A ]| Yet Vane could tell what Ills from Beauty spring; 301:169,322[A ]| And Sedley curs'd the Form that pleas'd a King. 301:169,323[A ]| Ye Nymphs of rosy Lips and radiant Eyes, 301:169,324[A ]| Whom Pleasure keeps too busy to be wise, 301:169,325[A ]| Whom Joys with soft Varieties invite 301:169,326[A ]| By Day the Frolick, and the Dance by Night, 301:169,327[A ]| Who frown with Vanity, who smile with Art, 301:169,328[A ]| And ask the latest Fashion of the Heart, 301:169,329[A ]| What Care, what Rules your heedless Charms shall save, 301:169,330[A ]| Each Nymph your Rival, and each Youth your Slave? <330> 301:169,331[A ]| An envious Breast with certain Mischief glows, 301:169,332[A ]| And Slaves, the Maxim tells, are always Foes. 301:170,333[A ]| Against your Fame with Fondness Hate combines, 301:170,334[A ]| The Rival batters, and the Lover mines. 301:170,335[A ]| With distant Voice neglected Virtue calls, 301:170,336[A ]| Less heard, and less the faint Remonstrance falls; 301:170,337[A ]| Tir'd with Contempt, she quits the slipp'ry Reign, 301:170,338[A ]| And Pride and Prudence take her Seat in vain. 301:170,339[A ]| In croud at once, where none the Pass defend, 301:170,340[A ]| The harmless Freedom, and the private Friend. <340> 301:170,341[A ]| The Guardian yield, by Force superior ply'd; 301:170,342[A ]| To Int'rest, Prudence; and to Flatt'ry, Pride. 301:170,343[A ]| Here Beauty falls betray'd, despis'd, distress'd, 301:170,344[A ]| And hissing Infamy proclaims the rest. 301:170,345[A ]| Where then shall Hope and Fear their Objects find? 301:170,346[A ]| Must dull Suspence corrupt the stagnant Mind? 301:170,347[A ]| Must helpless Man, in Ignorance sedate, 301:170,348[A ]| Swim darkling down the Current of his Fate? 301:170,349[A ]| Must no Dislike alarm, no Wishes rise, 301:170,350[A ]| No Cries attempt the Mercies of the Skies? <350> 301:170,351[A ]| Enquirer, cease, Petitions yet remain, 301:170,352[A ]| Which Heav'n may hear, nor deem Religion vain. 301:170,353[A ]| Still raise for Good the supplicating Voice, 301:170,354[A ]| But leave to Heav'n the Measure and the Choice. 301:170,355[A ]| Safe in his Pow'r, whose Eyes discern afar 301:170,356[A ]| The secret Ambush of a specious Prayer. 301:170,357[A ]| Implore his aid, in his Decisions rest, 301:170,358[A ]| Secure whate'er he gives, he gives the best. 301:170,359[A ]| Yet with the Sense of sacred Presence prest, 301:170,360[A ]| When strong Devotion fills thy glowing Breast, <360> 301:170,361[A ]| Pour forth thy Fervours for a healthful Mind, 301:170,362[A ]| Obedient Passions, and a Will resign'd; 301:170,363[A ]| For Love, which scarce collective Man can fill; 301:170,364[A ]| For Patience sov'reign o'er transmuted Ill; 301:170,365[A ]| For Faith, that panting for a happier Seat, 301:170,366[A ]| Thinks Death kind Nature's Signal of Retreat: 301:170,367[A ]| These Goods for Man the Laws of Heav'n ordain, 301:170,368[A ]| These Goods he grants, who grants the Pow'r to gain; 301:170,369[A ]| With these celestial Wisdom calms the Mind, 301:170,370[A ]| And makes the Happiness she does not find. <370>