The Spectator, Volume 8William Durell and Company, 1810 - English literature |
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... Two things have I required of thee , deny me them not before I die . Remove far from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food con- venient for me ; lest I be full and deny thee , and say , Who is the ...
... Two things have I required of thee , deny me them not before I die . Remove far from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food con- venient for me ; lest I be full and deny thee , and say , Who is the ...
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