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Divine authority, within man’s breast, Brings every thought, word, action, to the test; Warns him or prompts, approves him or restrains, As reason, or as passion takes the reins. Heaven from above, and Conscience from within, Cries in his startled ear,—Abstain from sin.
Divine authority, within man’s breast, Brings every thought, word, action, to the test; Warns him or prompts, approves him or restrains, As reason, or as passion takes the reins. Heaven from above, and Conscience from within, Cries in his startled ear,—Abstain from sin.
Approximate author period: c. 1765 AD · early modern
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- William Cowper
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- Approximate author period: c. 1765 AD · early modern
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 140 · printed citation: Cowper · subject: CONSCIENCE
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