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Who nobly acted what he boldly thought, 
And feal’d by death the leffon that he caught. 
Dear is the tie that links the anxious fire 
To the fond babe that prattles round his fire ; 
Dear is the loye that prompts the gen’rous youth 
His fire’s fond cares and drooping age to foothe ; 
Dear is the brother, fifter, hufband, wife ; 
Dear all the charities of focial life: 
Nor wants firm friendfhip holy wreaths to bind 
In mutual fympathy the faithful mind : 
But not th’endearing ftrings that fondly move 
To filial duty, or parental love, 
Noriall the ties that kindred bofoms bind, 
Nor all in friendfhip’s holy wreaths entwin’d, 
Are half fo dear, fo potent to controul 
The gen’rous workings of the patriot foul, 
As is that holy voice that cancels all. 
Thofe ties that bids him fer his country fall. 
At this high fummons, with undaunted zeal, 
He bares his breaft, invites th’impending fteel, » 
Smiles at the hand that deals the fatal blow, 
Nor heaves one figh for all he leaves below. 
Nor yet doth Glory, though her part be bold, 
Her afpect radiant, and her treffes gold, , 
Guide through the walks of Death alone her car, 
_ Attendant only on the dint of War:'. . 
She ne’er difdains the gentle vale of Peace, 
Or olive fhades of philofophic eafe, ~~ ~~ 
Where Heav’n-taught minds to woo the Mufe refort, 
Create in colours, or with founds tranfport ; _ 
«sey More pleas’d on Ifis’ filent marge toroam § 1) iuerea 
‘Than bear in pemp the {poils of Minden home. 
To read with Newton’s ken the ftarry fky, 
And God the fame in all his orbs defcry; 
To lead forth Merit from her humble fhade; 
iixtend to rifing Arts a patron’s aid; 
Build the nice ftruéture of the gen’rous Law, 
That holds the free-born mind in willing awe; vt 
To {well the fail of Trade; the barren plain ee 
To bid with fruitage bluth, and wave with grain ; _ 
O’er pale Misfortune drop, with anxious jigh, 
Pity’s mild balm, and wipe Aftiiétion’s eye; "A 
Thefe, thefe are deeds Britannia muft approve, 
Mutt nurfe their growth with all a:parent’s love ! 
_ Thefe are the deeds that Public Virtue owns, eae 
Aad (juft to Public Virtue) Glory crowns. 
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