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"We bear it calmly, though a ponderous woe, And still adore the hand that gives the blow."
John Pomfret / Verses to his Friend under Affliction.

Verses to his Friend under Affliction.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain

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"Heaven is not always angry when he strikes, But most chastises those whom most he likes."
John Pomfret / Verses to his Friend under Affliction.

Verses to his Friend under Affliction.

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain

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