But chiefly Thou, Whom soft-eyed Pity once led down from Heaven To bleed for man, to teach him how to live, And, oh! still harder lesson! how to die. -Beilby Porteus

 

But chiefly Thou, Whom soft-eyed Pity once led down from Heaven To bleed for man, to teach him how to live, And, oh! still harder lesson! how to die.


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This quote is just one of 3 total Beilby Porteus quotes in our collection. Beilby Porteus is known for saying 'But chiefly Thou, Whom soft-eyed Pity once led down from Heaven To bleed for man, to teach him how to live, And, oh! still harder lesson! how to die.' as well as some of the following quotes.

He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.

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But chiefly Thou, Whom soft-eyed Pity once led down from Heaven To bleed for man, to teach him how to live, And, oh! still harder lesson! how to die.

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War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands. -Beilby Porteus
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