Classic Poem

Love quickly would the World unite,
In ev'ry Breast erect its Throne,
Mankind to solid Joys invite,
Joys to poor Mortals now unknown.
Friendship would then no Traffick prove;
But, by much nobler Precepts taught,
All like th' Angelick Forms above,
Would be one Soul, one Mind, one Thought:
To them 'twould then uneasie grow,
To them a Self-denial be,
The smallest Disrespect to show,
Where they superior Merit see.
Then, influenc'd by a Law Divine,
They would become each other's Care,
The general Good would still design,
And seek their own Advantage there.