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10 To point each devious path shall be my pride, Well pleas'd (if they'll accept) I'll be their. Or, if th' adjacent spots, that greet the eye, Which, from St. Philip 's Dome, with ease we 'spy, Will gratify their taste, I'll climb that height, And, from the, indulge their sight.

For strangers, freely, hall command my pow'r, To guide their footsteps, at a leisure hour; And, whilst surrounding objects they survey, Some knowledge of the diff'rent scenes convey. Tho' little of the kind I have to spare, Yet what I have, I'm sure, I'll freely share, And, any little child, by chance, you meet, May name each, and each. Or any stranger guide, and easy tell The way to ev'ry Inn—or Grand Hotel. Of course I can, with ease, each Fact’ry show, And say—"There lies-or there ."

Then, where yon Cros salutes the azure skies, See Philip's noble dome majestic rise; My station there I'll fix—as suiting best, Then, faithful guide you—North, East, South, or West.

South-west the, and the stand, , and the, rich views command;