John Brown (essayist)

John Brown (5 November 1715 – 23 September 1766) was an English divine and author.

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"Now let us thank the Eternal Power: convinced That Heaven but tries our virtue by affliction,— That oft the cloud which wraps the present hour Serves but to brighten all our future days."

- John Brown (essayist)

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"And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley by a grin."

- John Brown (essayist)

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