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On parent knees, a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled;
So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep,
Calm thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep.

— William Jones

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Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven,
Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven.

Some intelligent and virtuous persons are inclined to doubt the authenticity of the accounts delivered by Moses.

Fierce as they seem, some bold Plebeian spear
May pierce their shield, or stop their full career.

Caïssa: or, The Game at Chess (1763)

Go boldly forth, my simple lay,
Whose accents flow with artless ease,
Like orient pearls at random strung.

My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.

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