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“But evil fortune has decreed, (The foe of mice as well as men) The royal mouse at last should bleed, Should fall ne'er to arise again.”

Book:The Poems of Hill, Cawthorn, and Bruce

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The Poems of Hill, Cawthorn, and Bruce

This book is a compilation of poems written by the poets Hill, Cawthorn, and Bruce, showcasing their individual styles and thematic concerns. more

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Michael Bruce

Michael Bruce, born on March 16, 1948, and passed away in 1997, was a renowned musician. He made significant contributions to the music industry, known for his unique musical style and talented performances. more

“Our whole life can go on in observation of the laws of nature, if we gain dominion over our desires from the beginning and if we do not kill, by various means of a perverse art, the human offspring, born according to the designs of divine providence; for these women who, in order to hide their immorality, use abortive drugs which expel the child completely dead, abort at the same time their own human feelings.”

“He alone can remit sins who is appointed our Master by the Father of all; He only is able to discern obedience from disobedience.”

Able Father Sin Masters Obedience Disobedience

Author:Clement of Alexandria

“The birds can fly, An' why can't I?”

Bird Aviation Bluebird

Book:Vagabonds: And Other Poems

Source: Vagabonds: And Other Poems

“Of nothing comes nothing: springs rise not above Their source in the far-hidden heart of the mountains: Whence then have descended the Wisdom and Love That in man leap to light in intelligent fountains?”

Men Heart Light Source Mountain Spring And Love Intelligent Leap Fountain

Book:The Emigrant's Story: And Other Poems

Source: The Emigrant's Story: And Other Poems

“If you will observe, it doesn't take A man of giant mould to make A giant shadow on the wall; And he who in our daily sight Seems but a figure mean and small, Outlined in Fame's illusive light, May stalk, a silhouette sublime, Across the canvas of his time.”

Ifs Men May Mean Light Seems Figures Wall Fame Shadow Sight Giants Canvas Sublime Stalking Mould Silhouettes

Author:John Townsend Trowbridge

“Our days, our deeds, all we achieve or are, Lay folded in our infancy; the things Of good or ill we choose while yet unborn.”

Achieve Lays Ill Deeds Unborn Infancy

Book:A Home Idyl: And Other Poems

Source: A Home Idyl: And Other Poems

“I keep some portion of my early gleam; Brokenly bright, like moonbeams on a river, It lights my life, a far illusive dream, Moves as I move, and leads me on forever.”

Dream Light Moving Forever Rivers Portions Leading Me Gleam Moonbeams

Author:John Townsend Trowbridge

“The tears of the young who go their way, last a day; But the grief is long of the old who stay.”

Way Long Lasts Young Grief Tears

Book:A Home Idyl: And Other Poems

Source: A Home Idyl: And Other Poems

“A flower more sacred than far-seen success Perfumes my solitary path; I find Sweet compensation in my humbleness, And reap the harvest of a quiet mind.”

Mind Path Sweet Flower Quiet Sacred Solitary Harvest Perfume Compensation Reap Humbleness

Book:My Own Story: With Recollection of Noted Persons

Source: My Own Story: With Recollection of Noted Persons

“The great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.”

Years Light Simple Consequence Foundation Observation Interpretation Conception Extensions Insufficiency

Book:Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature: Four Essays

Source: Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature: Four Essays

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