It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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I cannot tell how the truth may be I say the tale as twas said to me.
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Come as the winds come, when Forests are rended Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded.
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Ridicule, the weapon of all others most feared by enthusiasts of every description, and which from its predominance over such minds, often checks what is absurd, and fully as often smothers that which is noble.
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