["Mortals, in vain you seek to know the uncertain hour of death, and b… — Essays
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["Mortals, in vain you seek to know the uncertain hour of death, and by what channel it will come upon you."--Propertius, ii. 27, 1. "'Tis less painful to undergo sudden destruction; 'tis hard to bear that which you long fear."--Incert. Auct.]
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