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.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
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!
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
