Give me the ocular proof.

Give me the ocular proof.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
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I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

A small heart hath small desires.

A small heart hath small desires.

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.