Give Me, Kind Heaven, A Private Station, A Mind Serene For Contemplatio

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Give me, kind Heaven, a private station,
A mind serene for contemplation:
Title and profit I resign;
The post of honour shall be mine.
-- John Gay (1688-1732)
-- Fables, Part ii, The Vulture, the Sparrow, and other Birds

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