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See in what peace a Christian can die!

— Joseph Addison

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I have sent for you that you may see in what peace a Christian may die. | As quoted in The R. I. Schoolmaster, Vol. V (1859), edited by William A. Mowry and Henry Clark, p. 71 | I have sent for you that you may see how a Christian may die. | As quoted in Famous Sayings and their Authors (1906) by Edward Latham

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Keep up the loud harmonious song,
And imitate the blest above,
In joy, and harmony, and love.

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'Tis not in mortals to command success,
But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.

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We are growing serious, and,
Let me tell you, that's the very next step to being dull.

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Thus I live in the world rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species.

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