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Genius, without religion, is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace. It may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
Genius, without religion, is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace. It may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without while the inhabitant sits in darkness.
Approximate author period: c. 1789 AD · early modern
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- Hannah More
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- Approximate author period: c. 1789 AD · early modern
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Genius · anthology attribution: Hannah More
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