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hence his days flow in a far more placid tenor, exempted from the numberless discomposures that agitate vulgar minds inspired with higher sentiments; taught to regard with indulgent Eye the frailties of Men; the omissions of the careless, the follies of the imprudent, & the levities of the fickle, he retreats into the calmness of his spirit, as into an undisturb'd sanctuary, & quietly allows the [[underline]] usual current [[/underline]] of life to hold its course. In gayer hours when high my fancy ran The muse exulting, thus her lays began; Blest be the Bastard's birth, thro' wondrous ways He shines excentric like a Cornets blaze! He lives to build not boast a gen'rous race No truth transmitter of a foolish face. --- His daring hope, no sired example bounds, His first born lights no prejudice confounds. He, kindling from within requires no flame He glories in a Bastards glowing name Born to himself by no possession led In freedom foster'd. & by fortune fed
