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4d

Title

4d

Source

Quotation from Samuel Johnson; No. 126 in The Rambler, 19 January 1754.

Notes

The full letter can be found here.

Transcription

Piety practised in solitude, like the flower that blooms in the desert, may give its fragrance to the Winds of Heaven, and delight those unbodied spirits that survey the works of God and the actions of men. But it bestows no assistance upon Earth by beings [earthly beings], and however free from taints of impurity, yet wants the sacred splendour of Beneficence.

Birth Date

January 19, 1754

Page

Page 4

Collection

Commonplace Entries

Tags

beneficence, piety, religion

Citation

“4d,” Reading the Commonplace, accessed July 5, 2022, http://readingthecommonplace.cassidyholahan.com/cms/items/show/16.

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