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I would not change my native land
For rich Peru with all her gold.
A nobler prize lies in my hand
Than East or Western Indies hold.

— Isaac Watts Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children (1715)

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Source: Song 5, "Praise for Birth and Education in a Christian Land", stanza 3. Cf. Psalms 119:72 (KJV): "The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver."
Work: Divine Songs Attempted in the Easy Language of Children, 1715
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