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The Singers · 1849
But the great Master said, “I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift to each, To charm, to strengthen, and to teach.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker imagines a supreme maker who ranks no talent above another in kind, only in how much of it a person holds. Each receives a different endowment, meant to delight, to build strength, or to instruct, so worth lies in variety rather than one best gift.
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