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T is the Divinity that stirs within us.

Joseph Addison

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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Joseph Addisson
Right Hon. Joseph Addison
Within
Soul
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Divinity

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The utmost extent of man's knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing.
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Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
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Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth.
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Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity.
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The woman that deliberates is lost.
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