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See how that pair of billing doves With open murmurs own their loves And heedless of censorious Eyes Pursue their unpolluted Joys. No fears of future want molest The downy quiet of their nest; No int'rest join'd the happy pair Securely blest in nature's care While her dear dictates they pursue For constancy is nature too. Can all the doctrines of our schools Our maxims, our religious rules, Can learning to our lives ensure Virtue so bright, or bliss so pure? The great Creator happy ends Virtue, & pleasure ever blends In vain the Church's court have try'd Th'united essence to divide. Alike they find their mild mistake The pedant [[underline]] priest, and giddy [[/underline]] rake.
