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Not what we wish but what we need Oh! let your grace supply The good unasked in mercy grant The ill though asked deny.
Not what we wish but what we need Oh! let your grace supply The good unasked in mercy grant The ill though asked deny.
Approximate author period: c. 1744 AD · early modern
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- James Merrick
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- Approximate author period: c. 1744 AD · early modern
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