Wilt thou debase the heart which God refined? No; let thy h… - James Beattie

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Wilt thou debase the heart which God refined?
No; let thy heaven-taught soul to heaven aspire,
To fancy, freedom, harmony, resigned;
Ambition's groveling crew forever left behind.

James Beattie

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Professor James Beattie (October 25, 1735 – August 18, 1803) was a Scottish scholar and writer.

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