Yet then, to those dread altars as I drew,
Not on the Cross my eyes were fix'd, but you:
Not grace, or zeal, love only was my call,
And if I lose thy love, I lose my all.
(Eloisa To Abelard)
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Blest, who can unconcern'dly find
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In health of body, peace of mind,
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