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Who equallest the coward's haste

by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau

Who equallest the coward's haste
And still inspires the faintest heart
Whose lofty fame is not disgraced
Though it assume the lowest part




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Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
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