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221.

[How often have I blindly done]

My lord Moses, forbid them. —xi. 28.

How often have I blindly done
What zealous Joshua did,
Impatient to the rulers run,
And cried “My lords, forbid!
Silence the schismatics; constrain
Their thoughts with ours to' agree;
And sacrifice the souls of men
To idol unity!”