Slowly he speaks, and with such solemn air,

You'd think a Socrates or Solon there,

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For though a Christian, he's disposed to draw

His rules from reason's and from nature's law.

"Know," he exclaims, "my fellow mortals, know,

Virtue alone is happiness below;

And what is virtue? Prudence, first to choose

Life's real good—the evil to refuse;

Add justice then, the eager hand to hold,