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creatures, of party struggles and party declensions 

 that he wills for no privilege but that of his meditative 

 pastime, and runs not headlong among the meshes of 

 care, in which are so intricately entangled the wealthy, 

 the ambitious, and the powerful. He is happier in the 

 nook of his choice, than the usher of sovereign man- 

 dates on the throne of his inheritance. 



And when he quits his humble heritage, 

 It is with no wild strain no violence ; 

 But, wafted by a comely angel's breath, 

 He glides from Time, and on immortal sails 

 Weareth the rich dawn of Eternitv. 



