David Tuvill ( 10 of 47 )
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
