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495.
[The first will prove the last]
Many that are first shall be last; and the, &c.
—xix. 30.
The first will prove the last,
Unless they still contend,
Their humble confidence hold fast,
And keep it to the end:
The first have well begun,
But this cannot suffice;
The persevering grace alone
Ensures the' immortal prize.
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