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so is thy happiness O Man! swallow'd up by heaviness of heart tho' at first, it seemeth only to cover it with its shadow. -- Behold Sadness -- does any look at her? -- does not every one fly from her? -- Is there in her mouth discourse? -- is there in her heart the love of Society? -- is there in her Soul, reason? -- ask her the cause, she knoweth it not; enquire the occasion, behold it is past. -- hast thou undersdanding, and continuest therein,? hast thou piety, and perceivest thou not thine error? -- God created thee in mercy, had he not intended thee to be happy, his beneficence would not have call'd thee into existence, how dar'st thou then to fly in the face of his Majesty? Be [[catchword]] not [[/catchword]]
