In
Answer
to
a
LADY
who
advised
RETIREMENT
.
By
the
Same
.
YOU
little
know
the
heart
that
you
advise
;
I
view
this
various
scene
with
equal
eyes
:
In
crowded
courts
I
find
myself
alone
,
And
pay
my
worship
to
a
nobler
throne
.
Long
since
the
value
of
this
world
I
know
,
Pity
the
madness
,
and
despise
the
show
.
Well
as
I
can
my
tedious
part
I
bear
,
And
wait
for
my
dismission
without
fear
.
Seldom
I
mark
mankind's
detested
ways
,
Not
hearing
censure
,
nor
affecting
praise
;
And
,
unconcern'd
,
my
future
state
I
trust
To
that
sole
Being
,
merciful
and
just
.