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Be still, then, thou uneasy mortal know that God is unerringly wise and be assured that, amidst the greatest multiplicity of beings, He does not overlook thee.

James Hervey

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James Hervey
Age: 44 †
Born: 1714
Born: February 26
Died: 1758
Died: December 25
Poet
Writer
Hardingstone
Northamptonshire
Wise
Multiplicity
Greatest
Uneasy
Wisdom
Assured
Stills
Mortal
Doe
Mortals
Still
Thou
Unerringly
Thee
Amidst
Beings
Overlook

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