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Though life seem one uncomfortable void, Guilt at thy heels, before thy face despair; Yet, gay this scene, and light this load of woe, Compared with thy hereafter.
Though life seem one uncomfortable void, Guilt at thy heels, before thy face despair; Yet, gay this scene, and light this load of woe, Compared with thy hereafter.
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- Bishop Porteus (identity unresolved)
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Page 677 · printed citation: Bishop Porteus · subject: WOE
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