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 Nor hall weak prejudice debauch our Pen,

To flatter prop'rous Fate, and guild the Crimes of Men

But unditinguih'd Virtue we'll reheare,

For partial Praies are below our Vere.

Curt be that Party-pleen that huts Men's Eyes,

From the jut Merits of their Enemies;

That prepoe'd by Feud, denies Applaue,

And dares not praie the Man without the Caue.

Where Honour claims it, Honour will be jut,

And where Mens Actions praie 'em, all Men mut.

Gordon, by Family and Fortune's great,

Tho' lot in Solitude and long Retreat,

Shall rie in Honour, as He's great in Mind,

Brave as the Roman, as the Chritian kind,

A Gen'rous Enemy, a Faithful Friend.

Faction's below him, if he does dilike,

He always dares to how his Face, and trike;

Treaon's a Stab ith' dark, that Man that's brave,

May how the En'my, cannot how the Knave.

The Hamiltons of old ally'd to Fame,

Illutrious in Blood, and more in Name;

In ancient Wars e're other Lines begun,

Thee had a length of tow'ring Fortunes run.