I watched my foolish heart expand / In the lazy glow of benevolence, / O'er the various modes of man's belief.

No belief runs more counter to experience than the belief in a benevolent god.

I would have rummaged, ransacked at the word; Those old odd corners of an empty heart; For remnants of dim love the long disused, And dusty crumbling of romance!

Would you have your songs endure? Build on the human heart

He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures within his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every step.

But deep this truth impress'd my mind:
Thro' all His works abroad,
The heart benevolent and kind
The most resembles God.