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“To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.”

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Book:The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logic
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“Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.”

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Book:Parish psalmody: A collection of psalms and hymns for public worship: containing Dr. Watts's versification of the psalms of David, entire, a large portion of Dr. Watts's hymns, and psalms and hymns by other authors, selected and original. To which are appended, the confession of faith and Shorter catechism of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
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“Love is amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.”

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Book:Parish psalmody: A collection of psalms and hymns for public worship: containing Dr. Watts's versification of the psalms of David, entire, a large portion of Dr. Watts's hymns, and psalms and hymns by other authors, selected and original. To which are appended, the confession of faith and Shorter catechism of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
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