David Tuvill ( 10 of 47 )
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
