And all th' ill-natur'd World despise:
But when I had reflected long,
And with deliberation thought
How few have practis'd what they gravely taught,
(Tho' 'tis but folly to complain)
40I judg'd it worth a generous disdain,
And brave defiance in Pindaric song.
The Disappointed.] In 1674 and in Contents of 1686 The Disappointment.
21 as] at 1674.
27 unhappy] happy 1682.