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“That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank,-- Creation's blot, creation's blank.”
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- Source:
- When Jesus dwelt.
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 3203054aac17a4788b0d8bad039ad8d4590d028018d9a3a1c5aa33556976000a
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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