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Pride is, indeed, a more accustom'd name 

 For love of grandeur, eminence, and fame; 

 But that of pleasure, that of gold betrays, 

 What inward principle it is that sways ; ^ 

 The rake's young dotage, and the miser's ol(I, 

 One 3-.me enslaving love to self unfold. 



If pride be thus the fountain of all vice, 

 Whence must we say that virtue has its rise, 

 But from humility? And whence the sure 

 And certain sigh, that ever rises pure ? 

 For pride itself will in its drefs appear, 

 When nothing touches that same self too near. 



But when provok'd,— and say unjustly too. 

 Then pride disrobes ; then what a huge ado ! 

 Then, who can blame the pafsion of a pride 

 That has got reason,— -reason on its side ! 

 He's in the wrong, and I am in the right ; 

 ■ Resentment, come ! Humility ! — -good night; 



Now the criterion, I apprehend. 

 On which, if any, one may best depend, 

 Is pitience, is die bear and ^e. forbear. 

 To which the tmly virtuous adhere, 

 Resolv'd to iufVer, without />ro or con, 

 A thousand ev.l^ rather than do one. 



Not to love patience, and yet not be proud. 



Is contradiction not to be allow'd ; 



All eyes are open to so plain a cheat. 



But of the blinded by the self deceit. 



Who, with a like consistency, may tell 



That nothing ails them, tho' they are not well. 



Strict is the rule, yet notwithstanding true. 



However I fall (hort of it or you, 



Best to increase our stock if it be small. 



By dealing in it with our neighbours all j 



And then who knows, but we ftiall in the end, 



Learn to have patience with ourselves and mend. 



A PICTURE TOO TRUE. 

 X K N D z R - H A N n E D Stroke a neltl*. 



And it stings you for your pains : 

 Gra.p it like a man of mettle, 



And it soft as silk remains. 

 'Tis the same with grovTing naturei ; 



Use them kindly they rebel.: 

 But be rough as nutmeg graters. 



And tlic rogue* obey you well. 



