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alldevilasiam—adamnedwretch,

ahardened,stubborn,unrepentingvillain,

stillmyheartmeltsathumanwretchedness;

andwithsincerebutunavailingsighs

iviewthehelplesschildrenofdistress:

withtearsindignantibeholdtheoppressor

rejoicinginthehonestman'sdestruction,

whoseunsubmittingheartwasallhiscrime.—

ev'nyou,yehaplesscrew!ipityyou;

ye,whomtheseeminggoodthinksintopity;

yepoor,despised,abandonedvagabonds,

whomvice,asusual,hasturn'do'ertoruin.

oh!butforfriendsandinterposingheaven,

ihadbeendrivenforthlikeyouforlorn,

themostdetested,worthlesswretchamongyou!

oinjuredgod!thygoodnesshasendow'dme

withtalentspassingmostofmycompeers,

whichiinjustproportionhaveabused—

asfarsurpassingothercommonvillains

asthouinnaturalpartshasgivenmemore.