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And since he cannot spend nor use aright The little time here given him in trust, But wasteth it in weary undelight Of foolish toil and trouble, strife and lust, He naturally clamours to inherit The Everlasting Future that his merit May have full scope—as surely is most just." —The City of Dreadful Night.