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Occasional verse, moral and sacred

Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet]

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CALCULATION WITHOUT NUMBER.

Swift fly the years, from East to Western clime,
While rising suns but shine to shorten time.
So ye, who read, and measure in a span
The length of ages in the life of man:
When this is done, go then your talent try,
And count the moments of eternity!