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Should he but bag in style the greater part; 

 Such, and such only, will rejoice his heart. 



Now, in conclusion, my remarks will be 

 Directed to yourself, that you, like me, 

 May ne'er upon the shelf be laid, nor rue 

 The consequence of trying to out-do 

 Your constitution and your strength, nor treat 

 An ailment lightly, be they e'er so great. 

 Had I unto myself, as sure I should 

 To my dogs sed, my health had erst been good ; 

 A trifling care and med'cine at the first 

 Had kept me whole, neither should I be curst 

 By gloomy retrospection, and the thought 

 So self-condemning, that myself I brought 

 Unto so dire a pass ; nor now confess 

 It had been better had my powers been less, 

 (The frame nought injures leads to recklessness,) 

 For such I still had own'd, still rested on 

 The reed, whereas the staff's unfairly worn ; 



