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TEMP'RANCE instruct thee all excess t' avoid,

By which fair fane is lost, and health destroy'd :
TRUTH warn thee ne'er to use perfidious art,

And bid thy tongue be rooted in thy heart;
SILENCE direct thee never to disclose,
Whate'er thy brethren in thy breast repose;
For thee shall Music strike the harmonious lyre,
And what she charms the ear, morality inspire.
These all observe ;-and let thy conduct show,
What real blessings I on man bestow."

He said, and disappear'd;-and Oh! may we,
Who wear this honour'd badge, accepted, free,
To ev'ry grace and virtue temples raise,
And by our useful works our Order praise.

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