I am glad to think I am not bound to make the wrong go righ… - Jean Ingelow

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I am glad to think
I am not bound to make the wrong go right;
But only to discover, and to do
With cheerful heart, the work that God appoints.

Jean Ingelow

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Jean Ingelow (March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897) was an English poet and novelist.

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Alternative Names: Orris

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How short our happy days appear!
How long the sorrowful!

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I am glad to think I am not bound to make the wrong go right; But only to discover, and to do With cheerful heart, the work that God appoints. - Jean Ingelow

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