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Vexed sailors curse the rain For which poor shepherds prayed in vain.


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The rising sun complies with our weak sight, First gilds the clouds, then shows his globe of light At such a distance from our eyes, as though He knew what harm his hasty beams would do.



Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.

Could we forbear dispute, and practise love, We should agree as angels do above.



Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.

Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.



To love is to believe, to hope, to know; 'Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!

To love is to believe, to hope, to know; 'Tis an essay, a taste of Heaven below!



All things but one you can restore; the heart you get returns no more.

All things but one you can restore; the heart you get returns no more.



Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.

Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot.





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