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THE LITANY: 7. THE PATRIARCHS by JOHN DONNE

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First Line: AND LET THY PATRIARCHS' DESIRE
Last Line: NOR FAITH, BY REASON ADDED, LOSE HER SIGHT.

And let thy Patriarches Desire
(Those great Grandfathers of thy Church, which saw
More in the cloud, then wee in fire,
Whom Nature clear'd more, then us Grace and Law,
And now in Heaven still pray, that wee
May use our new helpes right,)
Be satisfy'd, and fructifie in mee;
Let not my minde be blinder by more light
Nor Faith, by Reason added, lose her sight.



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