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Occasional verse, moral and sacred

Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet]
Perronet, Edward (1721-1792)

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WHAT IS CONSCIENCE.

The mildest balsam, or the sharpest steel,
That wounds can wish, or the unwounded feel
The softest pillow, or the sharpest rod,
The balm of blessings, or the scourge of god!
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