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PAUL AT ATHENS.
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Counting him, in his arrogance, a fool,
Yet shall that poor, wayfaring man lie down
With such a hope as thou couldst never teach
Thy king-like sages—yea, a hope that plucks
The sting from death, the victory from the grave.