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Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.Alfred TennysonWrite now →Details & source
Unblemish'd let me live, or die unknown; O grant an honest fame, or grant me none!Alexander PopeWrite now →Details & source
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Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.William ShakespeareWrite now →Details & source
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Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 't was natural to please.John DrydenWrite now →Details & source
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Years following years steal something every day; At last they steal us from ourselves away.Alexander PopeWrite now →Details & source
The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step a…Thomas PaineWrite now →Details & source
Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a…Alexander PopeWrite now →Details & source
Yet tears to human suffering are due; And mortal hopes defeated and o'erthrown Are mourned by man, and not by man alone.William WordsworthWrite now →Details & source
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