James Thomson: Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age.

Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age. — James Thomson

Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age.

James Thomson

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The soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its p — Joseph Addison

Leve fit quod bene fertur onus. — The burden which is well borne becomes light. Ovid

Don't look back—forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, — Swami Vivekananda

Friendship is often outgrown; and his former child's clothes will no more fit a — Sir Arthur Helps

Hei mihi! quod nullis amor est medicabilis herbis. Ah me! love can not be cured — Ovid

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I praise the Frenchman; his remark was shrewd— "How sweet, how passing sweet is — William Cowper

A tedium that includes only the anticipation of more tedium; the regret, now, of — Fernando Pessoa

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