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The heavens are nobly eloquent of the Deity, and the most magnificent heralds of their Maker's praise.

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Be still, then, thou uneasy mortal; know that God is unerringly wise; and be assured that, amidst the greatest multiplicity of beings, He does not overlook thee.

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Every leaf is a spacious plain; every line a flowing brook; every period a lofty mountain.

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The ocean is the grand vehicle of trade, and the uniter of distant nations. To us it is peculiarly kind, not only as it wafts into our ports the harvests of every climate, and renders our island the centre of traffic, but also as it secures us from foreign invasion by a sort of impregnable intrenchment.

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The Walls enriched with Fruit-trees and faced with a covering of their leafy extensions; I should rather have said hung with different Pieces of Nature's noblest Tapestry.

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James Hervey

James Hervey

Born: February 26, 1714
Died: December 25, 1758 (aged 44)
Bio: James Hervey was an English clergyman and writer.
Known for:
  1. Meditations and contemplations ..
  2. Theron and Aspasio

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