Nor dare I pretend to know more than my betters;

Howe'er, from this time, I shall ne'er see your graces,

As I hope to be saved!—without thinking on asses."


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The wretch condemn'd with life to part,

Still, still on Hope relies;

And every pang that rends the heart

Bids expectation rise.

Hope, like the glimmering taper's light,