An action, to have moral worth, must be done from duty.
So nigh is grandeur to our dust So near is God to man. When Duty whispers low Thou must The youth replies I can.
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So nigh is grandeur to our dust So near is God to man. When Duty whispers low Thou must The youth replies I can.
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