James Russell Lowell

Two meanings have our lightest fantasies,
One of the flesh, and of the spirit one.

Two meanings have our lightest fantasies,
One of the flesh, and of the spirit one.

Great things rush to the destruction of each other.

Great things rush to the destruction of each other.

Laborin' man an' laborin' woman
Hev one glory an' one shame;
Ev'ything thet's done inhuman
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Laborin' man an' laborin' woman
Hev one glory an' one shame;
Ev'ything thet's done inhuman
Injers all on 'em the same.

They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
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They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
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They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts