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    Over the hills, and over the main,
    To Flanders, Portugal, or Spain;
    The Queen commands, and we'll obey,
    Over the hills and far away.

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What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be read more

What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born.
[Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?
Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.]

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And o'er the hills and far away,
Beyond their utmost purple rim,
Beyond the night, across the read more

And o'er the hills and far away,
Beyond their utmost purple rim,
Beyond the night, across the day,
Thro' all the world she followed him.

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Well, we knocked the bastard off!

Well, we knocked the bastard off!

by Edmund Hillary Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs

In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
We Sinais climb and know it not.

Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
We Sinais climb and know it not.

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Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for read more

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

by Edmund Hillary Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
And robes the mountain in its azure hue.

'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
And robes the mountain in its azure hue.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Because it's there.

Because it's there.

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Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
They crown'd him long ago
On a throne of rocks, read more

Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
They crown'd him long ago
On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds,
With a diadem of snow.

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