Ne'er Was flattery lost on poet's ear A simple race they waste their toil For the vain tribute of a smile.
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'T is an old tale and often told But did my fate and wish agree, Ne'er had been read, in story old, Of maiden true betray'd for gold, That loved, or was avenged, like me.Walter Scott
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
Walter Scott
We're going to come back the exact same way we left off -- as The Whispers. We do RB music -- lyric-conscious music that speaks to the adults. That's what The Whispers are all about.
Walter Scott
Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.
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But search the land of living men, Where wilt thou find their like again.
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A man may drink and not be drunk A man may fight and not be slain A man may kiss a bonny lass, And yet be welcome home again.
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