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 that I have not recieved: As the of the deſert drink up the drops of  or the dew of the morning; ſo do I  who am but duſt, imbibe the  of the Prophet. Believe then, that is he who tells thee all knowledge  prophane which terminates in  and by a life waſted by ſpeculation,  even of this can be gained. When gates of Paradiſe are thrown open  thee, thy mind ſhall be irradiated in  moment; here thou canſt little more  pile error upon error, there thou  build truth upon truth. Wait, therefore for the glorious viſion; and in mean time, emulate the eagle. Much in thy power, and, therefore, much  expected of thee. Though the alone can give virtue; yet, as a  thou mayeſt ſtimulate thoſe to, who act from no higher  than immediate intereſt; thou canſt  produce the principle, but mayeſt  the practice The relief of the poor  equal, whether they receive it from  or charity; and the effect  example is the ſame, whether it be  to obtain the favour of God