ABSTRACT

The Landscape represents a Heath, with a view of the Sea on the back Ground.

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B e a u c h a m p . O! I can act this treacherous part no more, So noble is the man, so dire his fate! I came to watch, or fabricate, some crime; - But Enmity itself must yield to Misery Pursu’d b y Vengeance, though b y Guilt unsullied. 5 Triumphant Virtue! what shall cope with thee? Oppression makes thee firmer; multiplies Thy means, resources, energies. Thy bulwarks Nor Art can sap, nor slander undermine; Strong in their hold, they brave even Passion’s storm, 10 And turn Malignity to Admiration.