“Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and praise.”

— Joseph Addison

No. 453 (9 August 1712).
The Spectator (1711–1714)
Context: When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and praise.

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politician, writer and playwright 1672–1719

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