To do faith right, yet reason disabuse.

How cheerfully the soul does take its flight

On faith's strong wings, guided by reason's light?

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But reason does in vain her beams display, }

Shewing to th' place, whence first she came, the way, }

If Peter's heirs must still hold fast the key. }

The house, which many mansions should contain,

Formed by the great wise Architect in vain,

Of disproportion justly we accuse,