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 "title": "An Hymn to Humanity",
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 "subtitle": "To S. P. G. Esq.",
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    "text": "Lo! for this dark terrestrial ball",
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    "text": "Forsakes his azure-paved hall",
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    "text": "A prince of heav’nly birth!",
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    "text": "Divine Humanity behold.",
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    "text": "What wonders rise, what charms unfold",
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    "text": "At his descent to earth!",
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    "text": "The bosoms of the great and good",
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    "text": "With wonder and delight he view’d,",
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    "text": "And fix’d his empire there:",
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    "text": "Him, close compressing to his breast,",
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    "text": "The sire of gods and men address’d,",
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    "text": "“My son, my heav’nly fair!",
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    "text": "“Descend to earth, there place thy throne;",
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    "text": "“To succour man’s afflicted son",
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    "text": "“Each human heart inspire:",
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    "text": "“To act in bounties unconfin’d",
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    "text": "“Enlarge the close contracted mind,",
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    "text": "“And fill it with thy fire.”",
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    "text": "Quick as the word, with swift career",
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    "text": "He wings his course from star to star,",
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    "text": "And leaves the bright abode.",
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   {
    "text": "The Virtue did his charms impart;",
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   {
    "text": "Their G⁠⸺⁠y! then thy raptur’d heart",
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   {
    "text": "Perceiv’d the rushing God:",
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    "text": "For when thy pitying eye did see",
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   {
    "text": "The languid muse in low degree,",
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    "text": "Then, then at thy desire",
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    "text": "Descended the celestial nine;",
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   {
    "text": "O’er me methought they deign’d to shine,",
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    "text": "And deign’d to string my lyre.",
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    "text": "Can Afric’s muse forgetful prove?",
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    "text": "Or can such friendship fail to move",
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    "text": "A tender human heart?",
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    "text": "Immortal Friendship laurel-crown’d",
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   {
    "text": "The smiling Graces all surround",
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   {
    "text": "With ev’ry heav’nly Art.",
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