Nature, to each allots his proper Sphere, But, that forsaken, we like Comets err: Toss'd thro' the Void, by some rude Shock we're broke, And all our boasted Fire is lost in Smoke
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And o'er the Adriatic flew,
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The daring tribe compound their boasted trash--
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TARIQ RAMADAN There are moments of heartache and heartbreak, that we wonder how we did not drop dead in our pain. ... MISHI MCCOY We were hit hard by graduation, but I think the kids are ready to step in and fill that void and do ... GREG DUTY They were burning some stuff in their incinerator. Some people drove by and thought it was a buildin... DAN THOMPSON After seeing that example on the Web site, we each still had some questions about the appearance of ... ANGELA BRYANT The true value of man is not determined by his possession, supposed or real, of Truth, but rather by... GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING It is in our nature to enjoy atrocity so long as it continues to shock and remains comfortably remov... PAULA MARANTZ COHEN I swear to thee by Cupid's strongest bow, By his best arrow, with the golden head, By the simplicity... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. 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