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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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James Russell Lowell. (1819–1891) (continued)
 
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    His words were simple words enough
  And yet he used them so
That what in other mouths was rough
  In his seemed musical and low.
          Shepherd of King Admetus.
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    All thoughts that mould the age begin
Deep down within the primitive soul.
          An Incident in a Railroad Car.
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    It may be glorious to write
Thoughts that shall glad the two or three
High souls, like those far stars that come in sight
Once in a century.
          An Incident in a Railroad Car.
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    No man is born into the world whose work
Is not born with him. There is always work,
And tools to work withal, for those who will;
And blessed are the horny hands of toil.
          A Glance behind the Curtain.
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    They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak.
.    .    .    .    .    .    .
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.
          Stanzas on Freedom.
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    Endurance is the crowning quality,
And patience all the passion of great hearts.
          Columbus.
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            One day with life and heart
Is more than time enough to find a world.
          Columbus.
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    Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, for the good or evil side;
          The present Crisis.
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    Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne. 1 
          The present Crisis.
 
Note 1.
Dryden: Art of Poetry, line 376: Showed Worth on foot and rascals in the coach. J. G. Holland: Wanted; Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps. [back]