Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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All human things Of dearest value hang on slender strings.
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Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain.
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Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade, And keeps that palace of the soul serene.
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So must the writer, whose productions should Take with the vulgar, be of vulgar mould.
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