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But if, all humble as it was, that scene Possess'd a poor and uninstructed mind With awe, the thoughtful spirit, well I ween, Something to move its wonder there might find, Something of consolation for its kind, Some hope and earnest of a happier age, When vain pursuits no more the heart shall blind, But Faith the evils of this earth assuage, And to all souls assure their heavenly heritage.

Yes; for in history's mournful map, the eye On Paraguay, as on a sunny spot, May rest complacent: to humanity, There, and there only, hath a peaceful lot Been granted, by Ambition troubled not, By Avarice undebased, exempt from care, By perilous passions undisturb'd. And what If Glory never rear'd her standard there, Nor with her clarion's blast awoke the slumbering air?