 distinction, power, Are baubles nothing worth, that only serve To rouse us up, as children in the schools Are roused up to exertion. The reward Is in the race we run, not in the prize And they, the few, that have it ere they earn it, VOL. i.  Selected Essays - Page 79by Abraham Hayward - 1878Full view - About this book
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 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1842 - 384 pages
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 | Samuel Rogers - Italy - 1844 - 364 pages
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