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For this, believe not me; no man believe;
Trust not in words, but deeds; and deeds no less
Than those of the Supreme; nor His, a few;
Consult them all. Consulted, all proclaim
Thy soul's importance: tremble at thyself;
For whom Omnipotence has waked so long;
Has waked and work'd for ages; from the birth
Of Nature to this unbelieving hour.