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John Brown Quotes

1715–1766 England

John Brown (5 November 1715 – 23 September 1766) was an English divine and author.

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And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley by a grin.

Now let us thank the Eternal Power: convinced
That Heaven but tries our virtue by affliction,—
That oft the cloud which wraps the present hour
Serves but to brighten all our future days.

Barbarossa (1754)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Brown (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.