Fortune is like a widow won, And truckles to the bold alone. - William Somervile

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My hoarse-sounding horn
Invites thee to the chase, the sport of kings.

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Hail, gentle Dawn! mild blushing goddess, hail!
Rejoic'd I see thy purple mantle spread
O'er half the skies, gems pave thy radiant way,
And orient pearls from ev'ry shrub depend.

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He taught them how to live and how to die.

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