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Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a read more
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
They crown'd him long ago
On a throne of rocks, read more
Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains;
They crown'd him long ago
On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds,
With a diadem of snow.
Round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
To pile Ossa upon Pelion.
[Lat., Imponere Pelio Ossam.]
To pile Ossa upon Pelion.
[Lat., Imponere Pelio Ossam.]
I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants,
that undertook to lay the high read more
I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants,
that undertook to lay the high mountain Pelion on the top of
Ossa, and set among those the shady Olympus.
What is the voice of strange command
Calling you still, as friend calls friend,
With love that read more
What is the voice of strange command
Calling you still, as friend calls friend,
With love that cannot brook delay,
To rise and follow the ways that wend
Over the hills and far away.