O dull Ingratitude! dost thou not shame
To let Desert be brow-beat, and despis'd?
To let Oppression with Contempt and Blame
Brand its fair Cheek, and keep true Worth dispriz'd?
To let it bear the Whips and Scorns of Time,
Be spurn'd by Insolence, and deem'd a Crime?
To let Desert be brow-beat, and despis'd?
To let Oppression with Contempt and Blame
Brand its fair Cheek, and keep true Worth dispriz'd?
To let it bear the Whips and Scorns of Time,
Be spurn'd by Insolence, and deem'd a Crime?