Spreading his Soul upon the Wings of Night,

And seeking peace by giving Themes of pain

To the rude Air:

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"Come, all ye little Ills,

Contempt, and poverty, and pale Disease

With Dewy Front, and Envy-struck applause

That sickens on the World, and all of Care

That shed your daily Drops of bitter Dew

Upon the Brow of mortal Man, here strike,