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Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.
Alas! when duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life
I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
The things which must be, must be for the best,
God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
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The things which must be, must be for the best,
God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
And trust His mercy humbly for the rest.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
Not aw'd to duty by superior sway.
What is possible is our highest duty.
What is possible is our highest duty.
England expects that every man will do his duty.
England expects that every man will do his duty.
Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?
Hath the spirit of all beauty
Kissed you in the path of duty?
