"Religion, then, is Love's Celestial Force That penetrates thro' all to Its True Source; Loves all along, but with proportion'd Bent, As Creatures further the Divine Ascent, Not to the Skies or Stars, but to the part That will be always uppermost, — the Heart, There is the Seat, as Holy Writings tell, Where the Most High Himself delights to dwell; Whither attracting the desirous Will To its true Rest, He saves it from all Ill, Gives it to find in His Abyssal Love An Heav'n within, — in other Words, Above."
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Poets from EnglandFreemasonsAcademics from the United KingdomAnglicans from the United KingdomPeople from Manchester
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John Byrom
John Byrom (29 February 1692 – 26 September 1763) was an English poet.
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