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...guide: Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. 90 Our humbler province is to tend the fair. Not a less...care: To save the powder from too rude a gale. Nor let the imprisoned essences exhale; To draw fresh colours from the vemal flowers; To steal from rainbows...

...guide: Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. .90 Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less...colours from the vernal flowers; To steal from rainbows e'er they drop in showers A brighter wash; to curl their waving hairs, Assist their blushes, and inspire...