Friendly to peace, but not to me!
(The Shrubbery, Written In A Time Of Affliction)
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Not scorned in Heaven, though little noticed here.William Cowper
Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
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Hence jarring sectaries may learnTheir real interest to discernThat brother should not war with brother,And worry and devour each otherBut sing and shine by sweet consent,Till life's poor transient night is spent,Respecting in each other's caseThe gifts of nature and of grace.
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This heart, a fountain of vile thoughts.
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In every heart Are sown the sparks that kindle fiery war.
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My sin and judgment are alike peculiar. I am a castaway, deserted and condemned.
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