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."

"And coxcombs vanquish Berkeley by a grin."