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The Hind and the Panther.
Possess your soul with patience, and attend:A more auspicious Planet may ascend;Good fortune may present some happier time,With means to cancell my unwilling crime;(Unwilling, witness all ye Pow'rs above)To mend my errours and redeem your love:That little space you safely may allow,Your all-dispensing pow'r protects you now.
Hold, said the Hind, 'tis needless to explain;You wou'd postpone me to another reign:Till when you are content to be unjust,Your part is to possess, and mine to trust.A fair exchange propos'd of future chance,For present profit and inheritance:Few words will serve to finish our dispute,Who will not now repeal wou'd persecute;To ripen green revenge your hopes attend,Wishing that happier Planet wou'd ascend:
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