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His love at once and dread instruct our thought; As man He suffer'd and as God He taught.

The fear of Hell, or aiming to be blest, Savors too much of private interest. This moved not Moses, nor the zealous Paul, Who for their friends abandoned soul and all.

That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.

The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!

Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene.

All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.