The
RESOLUTION
.
The
Favours
of
Fortune
I
once
hop'd
to
gain
,
And
often
invok'd
her
,
but
ever
in
vain
.
She
despis'd
my
Addresses
,
which
gave
me
such
Grief
,
I
flew
to
the
Muses
,
in
Hopes
of
Relief
.
Ah
Wretch
that
I
was
!
I
might
very
well
know
,
'Twas
the
Method
to
make
her
for
ever
my
Foe
.
They
laugh'd
at
the
Goddess
,
and
bid
me
despise
her
;
But
Time
and
Experience
have
made
me
grow
wiser
.
This
unhappy
Mistake
I
resolve
to
repair
.
O
Fortune
!
thy
Votaries
must
persevere
.