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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.

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On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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