[
MORAL
SONG
]
VI
.
Good
Resolutions
.
I.
THO'
I
am
now
in
younger
Days
,
Nor
can
tell
what
shall
befall
me
,
I'll
prepare
for
ev'ry
Place
Where
my
growing
Age
shall
call
me
.
II
.
Should
I
e'er
be
Rich
or
Great
,
Others
shall
partake
my
Goodness
;
I'll
supply
the
Poor
with
Meat
,
Never
shewing
Scorn
or
Rudeness
.
III
.
Where
I
see
the
Blind
or
Lame
,
Deaf
or
Dumb
,
I'll
kindly
treat
them
;
I
deserve
to
feel
the
same
If
I
mock
,
or
hurt
,
or
cheat
them
.
IV
.
If
I
meet
with
railing
Tongues
,
Why
should
I
return
them
Railing
,
Since
I
best
revenge
my
Wrongs
By
my
Patience
never
failing
?
V.
When
I
hear
them
telling
Lies
,
Talking
foolish
,
Cursing
,
Swearing
;
First
I'll
try
to
make
them
wise
,
Or
I'll
soon
go
out
of
hearing
.
VI
.
What
tho'
I
be
low
and
mean
,
I'll
engage
the
Rich
to
love
me
,
While
I'm
modest
,
neat
and
clean
,
And
submit
when
they
reprove
me
.
VII
.
If
I
should
be
poor
and
sick
,
I
shall
meet
,
I
hope
,
with
Pity
,
Since
I
love
to
help
the
Weak
,
Tho'
they're
neither
fair
nor
witty
.
VIII
.
I'll
not
willingly
offend
,
Nor
be
easily
offended
;
What's
amiss
I'll
strive
to
mend
,
And
endure
what
can't
be
mended
.
IX
.
May
I
be
so
watchful
still
O'er
my
Humours
and
my
Passion
,
As
to
speak
and
do
no
Ill
,
Tho'
it
should
be
all
the
Fashion
.
X.
Wicked
Fashions
lead
to
Hell
;
Ne'er
may
I
be
found
complying
;
But
in
Life
behave
so
well
,
Not
to
be
afraid
of
dying
.