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James Merrick
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James Merrick (1720–1769) was an English poet and scholar.
Quotes
Not what we wish, but what we want,Oh, let thy grace supply!
Hymn, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "Let not that happen which I wish, but that which is right", Menander, Fragment.
Oft has it been my lot to markA proud, conceited, talking spark.
The Chameleon, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
Oh let thy fear within me dwell,Thy love my footsteps guide ;That love shall vainer loves expel,That fear all fears beside.
"The Sacred Poets of England and America For Three Centuries" printed 1848.
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Author:James Merrick
Category:Poets from England
Category:1769 deaths