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... Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had , a tear , He gain'd from Heav'n ( ' twas all he wish'd ) a friend . No farther seek his merits to disclose , Or draw his frailties from their dread abode , ( There ...
... Heav'n did a recompence as largely send : He gave to Mis'ry all he had , a tear , He gain'd from Heav'n ( ' twas all he wish'd ) a friend . No farther seek his merits to disclose , Or draw his frailties from their dread abode , ( There ...
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