Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct … - William Cowper

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I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could.

William Cowper

Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign.

Country, Creaking, May, Rehearse, Rote, Talking

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Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow.

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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.

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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day.

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