"How blessings brighten as they take their flight."
"Read nature; nature is a friend to truth."
Source: Edward Young (1811). “The Works of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young”, p.226
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Edward Young
Poet, Playwright
Edward Young was an English poet known for his reflective work 'Night Thoughts', which explores themes of mortality and the human experience.
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