Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune.
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The wording of the contract is no different than the original offer. There's no protection on our jobs whatsoever. There's no guarantee that I'll be going back to work.Thomas Gray
The applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes.
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Ruin seize thee, ruthless king Confusion on thy banners wait Though fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air with idle state.
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But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul.
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Iron sleet of arrowy shower Hurtles in the darken'd air.
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Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,The bee's collected treasures sweet, Sweet music's melting full, but sweeter yet. The still small voice of gratitude.
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