Quote#Nature
But stronger still, in earth and air
Quote byChristopher Smart · 1722–1771
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Song to David (1763), LXXVII.
English (original)
But stronger still, in earth and air, And in the sea, the man of pray'r; And far beneath the tide; And in the seat to faith assigned, Where ask is have, where seek is find, Where knock is open wide.
— Christopher Smart
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