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Date: 1692
With "sweat and pain" the philosopher may "Digg Mines of disputable Oar."
preview | full record— Norris, John (1657-1712)
Date: 1692
"Or grant some Knowledge dwells below, / 'Tis but for some few years to stay / Till I'm set loose from this dark House of Clay, / And in an Instant I shall all things know."
preview | full record— Norris, John (1657-1712)