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My soul, with all thy weakened powers Survey the heavenly prize! Nor let these glittering toys of earth Allure thy wandering eyes. The joys and treasures of a day I cheerfully resign; Rich in that large, immortal store, Secured by grace divine.
My soul, with all thy weakened powers Survey the heavenly prize! Nor let these glittering toys of earth Allure thy wandering eyes. The joys and treasures of a day I cheerfully resign; Rich in that large, immortal store, Secured by grace divine.
Approximate author period: c. 1726 AD · early modern
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- Philip Doddridge
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- Approximate author period: c. 1726 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint (1702–1751)
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 504 · printed citation: Doddridge · subject: RICHES
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