I won a noble fame; But with a sudden frown, The people sna… - Theodore Tilton

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I won a noble fame;
But with a sudden frown,
The people snatched my crown,
And, in the mire, trod down My lofty name.

Theodore Tilton

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Theodore Tilton (2 October, 1835 – 29 May, 1907) was an American newspaper editor, poet and Abolitionist.

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Pain is hard to bear," he cried,
"But with patience, day by day,
Even this shall pass away.

What is fame?
Fame is but a slow decay—
Even this shall pass away.

So, lest I be inclined To render ill for ill,— Henceforth in me instil, O God, a sweet good-will
To all mankind.

I won a noble fame; But with a sudden frown, The people snatched my crown, And, in the mire, trod down My lofty name. - Theodore Tilton

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