Sonnet LXVI.

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Nobly to scorn thy gilded veil to wear, Soft Simulation! - wisely to abstain From fostering Envy's asps; - to dash the bane Far from our hearts, which Hate, with frown severe, Extends for those who wrong us; - to revere With soul, or grateful, or resign'd, the train Of mercies, and of trials, is to gain A quiet Conscience, best of blessings here! - Calm Conscience is a land-encircled bay, On whose smooth surface Tempests never blow; Which shall the reflex of our life display Unstain'd by crime, tho' gloom'd with transient woe; While the bright hopes of Heaven's eternal day Upon the fair and silent waters glow.

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