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The Preacher.

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He preached upon "breadth" till it argued him narrow, --     The broad are too broad to define;     And of "truth" until it proclaimed him a liar, --     The truth never flaunted a sign.     Simplicity fled from his counterfeit presence     As gold the pyrites would shun.     What confusion would cover the innocent Jesus     To meet so enabled a man!

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"He preached upon "breadth" till it argued him narrow, --..."

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