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I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
