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First Line: God co'd have made all rich, or all men poore
Last Line: Had all been poore, who had his bounty seen?
Subject(s): Wealth; Riches; Fortunes


God co'd have made all rich, or all men poore;
But why He did not, let me tell wherefore:
Had all been rich, where then had Patience been?
Had all been poore, who had His Bounty seen?





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