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THE POEMS

The very thought of change I hate,
As much as of despair;
Nor ever covet to be great,
Unless it be for her.
 
'Tis true, the passion in my mind
Is mix'd with soft distress;
Yet while the fair I love is kind,
I cannot wish it less.