Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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RELIGION OPPOSED TO BIGOTRY |
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RELIGION OPPOSED TO BIGOTRY
“I am of Paul,” Sophronia cries,“A man as regular as wise.”
Well, you are of an humble mind,
And to Apollus seem inclin'd.
“But I,” says this, “do him prefer,
“Whose sword cut off the servant's ear:
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“So Peter is the man for me.”
And now, good sir, which way are you?
You surely must be some way too.
Yes, so I am—not him nor Paul,
But trust in him that sent them all!
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