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 The massive gates of circumstance
 Are turned upon the smallest hinge,
  And thus some seeming pettiest chance
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 The massive gates of circumstance
 Are turned upon the smallest hinge,
  And thus some seeming pettiest chance
   Oft gives our life its after-tinge.
    The trifles of our daily lives,
     The common things, scarce worth recall,
      Whereof no visible trace survives,
       These are the mainsprings after all. 
 Sir, my circumstances,
 Being so near the truth as I will make them,
  Must first induce you read more 
 Sir, my circumstances,
 Being so near the truth as I will make them,
  Must first induce you to believe; whose strength
   I will confirm with oath, which I doubt not
    You'll give me leave to spare when you shall find
     You need it not. 
Odd instances of strange coincidence.
Odd instances of strange coincidence.
 F.M. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. 
------ and declines to interfere in circumstances over which read more 
 F.M. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. 
------ and declines to interfere in circumstances over which he 
has no control. 
 What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could 
effect.
 [Lat., Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.]  
 What the discordant harmony of circumstances would and could 
effect.
 [Lat., Quid velit et possit rerum concordia discors.] 
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
So runs the round of life from hour to hour.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
 Thus we see, too, in the world that some persons assimilate only 
what is ugly and evil from the read more 
 Thus we see, too, in the world that some persons assimilate only 
what is ugly and evil from the same moral circumstances which 
supply good and beautiful results--the fragrance of celestial 
flowers--to the daily life of others. 
Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.
Thus neither the praise nor the blame is our own.