But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
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Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.

We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.