Quote#God & Faith
May Heaven, if virtue claim its thought
Quote byJohn Conington · 1825–1869
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Book I, p. 29.
English (original)
May Heaven, if virtue claim its thought, If justice yet avail for aught; Heaven, and the sense of conscious right, With worthier meed your acts requite!
— John Conington
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