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Lay not the plummet to the line religion hath no landmarks no human keenness can discern the subtle shades of faith.

Martin Farquhar Tupper

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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
Poet
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Subtle
Lays
Plummet
Line
Keenness
Lines
Landmarks
Religion
Discern
Faith
Shades
Human
Shade
Humans
Hath

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