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prove that all these unsated desires of know- 

 ledge, and all these ardent aspirations after 

 moral good, were not implanted in us in vain ? 



Happily there has been vouchsafed to us, 

 from a higher source, a pure and heavenly light 

 to guide our faltering steps, and animate our 

 fainting spirit, in this dark and dreary search ; 

 revealing those truths which it imports us 

 most of all to know ; giving to morality higher 

 sanctions ; elevating our hopes and our affections 

 to nobler objects than belong to earth, and 

 inspiring more exalted themes of thanksgiving 

 and of praise. 



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