Weak and irresolute is man;
The purpose of to-day,
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Some foe to his upright intent
Finds out his weaker part;
Virtue engages his assent,
But Pleasure wins his heart.
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A stranger to superior strength,
Man vainly trusts his own.
But oars alone can ne’er prevail
To reach the distant coast;
The Breath of Heaven must swell the sail,
Or all the toil is lost.
- William Cowper
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