(A Scholar is musing on his want of success.) To strive — and fail. Yes, I did strive and fail; I set mine eyes upon a certain night To find a certai… - Jean Ingelow

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(A Scholar is musing on his want of success.) To strive — and fail. Yes, I did strive and fail;
I set mine eyes upon a certain night
To find a certain star

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About Jean Ingelow

Jean Ingelow (March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897) was an English poet and novelist.

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Alternative Names: Orris
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There can be little doubt that it is the fools, and not the wise, who govern the world. While the wise are considering, the fools act; while the wise investigate, the fools have made up their minds; by the time the wise have discovered, the fools have made arrangements, and the wise, for the sake of law and order, or, if not, for the sake of peace and quietness, are obliged to give way.

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