Thou too take courage, wealth despise, And fit thee to asce… - John Conington

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Thou too take courage, wealth despise,
And fit thee to ascend the skies, Nor be a poor man's courtesies
Rejected or disdained.

John Conington

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John Conington (10 August 1825 – 23 October 1869) was an English classical scholar.

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Thou too take courage, wealth despise, And fit thee to ascend the skies, Nor be a poor man's courtesies Rejected or disdained. - John Conington

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