Ormington, or Cecil, a peer [signed N. or M.].

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Side 9 - And each vacuity of sense by pride: These build as fast as knowledge can destroy; In folly's cup still laughs the bubble joy; One prospect lost, another still we gain; And not a vanity is giv'n in vain ; Ev'n mean self-love becomes, by force divine, The scale to measure others
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Side 36 - Whom never faction could bespatter, Nor minister nor poet flatter ; What justice in rewarding merit ! What magnanimity of spirit ! What lineaments divine we trace Through all his figure, mien, and face ! Though peace with olive bind his hands, Confess'd the conquering hero stands.
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