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The best of prophets of the future is the past.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
Weep no more, lady, weep no more,
Thy sorrowe is in vaine,
For violets pluckt, the sweetest read more
Weep no more, lady, weep no more,
Thy sorrowe is in vaine,
For violets pluckt, the sweetest showers
Will ne'er make grow againe.
The days of rejoicing are gone forever.
[Fr., Ils sont passes ces jours de fete.]
The days of rejoicing are gone forever.
[Fr., Ils sont passes ces jours de fete.]
O, to bring back the great Homeric time,
The simple manners and the deed sublime:
When the read more
O, to bring back the great Homeric time,
The simple manners and the deed sublime:
When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate,
Through the long furrow drave the ploughshare straight.
Praise they that will times past, I joy to see
My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.
Praise they that will times past, I joy to see
My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.
Study the past if you would divine the future.
Study the past if you would divine the future.
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
