Virtue always meets reward, But quicker when it wears a swo… - Bret Harte

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Virtue always meets reward,
But quicker when it wears a sword;

Bret Harte

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Francis Bret Harte (August 25, 1839 – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.

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Birth Name: Francis Brett Hart

Native Name: Francis Bret Harte

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Don't be too quick
To break bad habits: better stick,
Like the Mission folk, to your arsenic.

But, when the goddess' work is done,
The woman's still remains.

And he says that the mountains are fairer
For once being held in your thought;

Virtue always meets reward, But quicker when it wears a sword; - Bret Harte

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