Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave.

William Knox

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Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath,
From the blossom of health to the paleness of death,
From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud-
Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?

— William Knox

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She bears a duke's revenues on her back, And in her heart she scorns our poverty.

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What is pride? A whizzing rocket that would emulate a star.

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