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The cheat ambition, eager to espouse Dominion, courts it with a lying show, And shines in borrow'd pomp to serve a turn; But the match made, the farce is at an end; And all the hireling equipage of virtues, Faith, honor, justice, gratitude and friendship, Discharg'd at once. - [Ambition] Meek and lowly, pure and holy, Chief among the "blessed three." - Charity [Charity] Oh! if I were Queen of France, or, still better, Pope of Rome, I would have no fighting men abroad and no weeping maids at home; All the world should be at peace; or if kings must show their might, Why, let them who make the quarrels be the only ones to fight. - Jeannette and Jeannot [War] I have heard the mavis singing Its live-song to the morn; I've seen the dew-drop clinging To the rose just newly born. - Mary of Argyle [Morning] Come o'er the moonlit sea, The waves are brightly glowing. - The Moonlit Sea [Ocean]
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