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'Tis th' infirmity of noblest mind When ruffled with an unexpected woe To speak what settled prudence wou'd conceal: As the vex'd oceean [sic] working in a storm Off brings to light the wrecks which long lay calm, In the dark bosom of the secret deep. ('Mariamne')