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How cold is man? to him how hard
(hard, what most easy seems)
"To set a just esteem on that,
"which yet he———most esteems."
(hard, what most easy seems)
"To set a just esteem on that,
"which yet he———most esteems."
What shall we say, when boundless bliss
is offer'd to mankind,
And, to that offer, when a race
of rationals is blind?
is offer'd to mankind,
And, to that offer, when a race
of rationals is blind?
Of human nature ne'er too high
are our ideas wrought;
Of human merit ne'er too low
depress'd the daring thought.
are our ideas wrought;
Of human merit ne'er too low
depress'd the daring thought.
FINIS.
