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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 10, No. 276, October 6, 1827 by Various
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degrees of superiority, and allowed to form an item in the scale of
their merits.

(_To be concluded in our next._)

[1] From _"Cameleon Sketches_," by the author of "_The Promenade round
Dorking_." In the press.

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AN ENGLISHMAN'S PRAYER


Grant, righteous Heaven, however cast my fate
On social duties or in toils of state,
Whether at home dispensing equal laws,
Or foremost struggling for the world's applause,
As neighbour, husband, brother, sire, or son,
In every work, accomplished or begun,
Grant that, by me, thy holy will be done.
When false ambition tempts my soul to rise,
Teach me her proffer'd honours to despise,
Though chains or poverty await the just,
Though villains lure me to betray my trust,
Unmoved by wealth, unawed by tyrant, might
Still let me steadily pursue the right,
Hold fast my plighted faith, nor stoop to give
For lengthen'd life, the only cause to live.

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