"Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him."
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Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey (22 April 1816 β 6 September 1902) was an English poet, most famous as the author of Festus.
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