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Oh let thy fear within me dwell,
Thy love my footsteps guide ;
That love shall vainer loves expel,
That fear all fears beside.
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Not what we wish, but what we want,
Oh, let thy grace supply!
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Oft has it been my lot to mark
A proud, conceited, talking spark.
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A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Sydney Smith
James Merrick
Born:
1720
Died:
1769
(aged 49)
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James Merrick was an English poet and scholar; M.A. Trinity College, Oxford, 1742: fellow, 1745: ordained, but lived in college.
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