“The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye.”

—  Joseph Addison

Spectator, No. 444.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

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