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O, that mine eye might closed be, To what concerns me not to see; That deafness might possess mine ear, To what concerns me not to hear; That Truth my tongue might always tie From ever speaking foolishly; That no vain thought might ever rest, Or be conceived, in my breast; That by each word, and deed, and thought, Glory may to my God be brought!
O, that mine eye might closed be, To what concerns me not to see; That deafness might possess mine ear, To what concerns me not to hear; That Truth my tongue might always tie From ever speaking foolishly; That no vain thought might ever rest, Or be conceived, in my breast; That by each word, and deed, and thought, Glory may to my God be brought!
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- Thomas Ellwood (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
In print by 1888: recorded in A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 251 · printed citation: Thomas Ellwood · subject: GLORY
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