The poems of John Wilmot: Earl of Rochester Edited by Keith Walker |
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[[Lucretius, De rerum natura, 1. 44–9]] |
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[[Lucretius, De rerum natura, 1. 44–9]]
The Gods, by right of Nature, must possessAn Everlasting Age, of perfect Peace:
Far off, remov'd from us, and our Affairs:
Neither approach'd by Dangers, or by Cares:
Rich in themselves, to whom we cannot add:
Not pleas'd by Good Deeds; nor provok'd by Bad.
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