Labour itself is but a sorrowful song, The protest of the weak against the strong.
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The sea, unmated creature, tired and lone, Makes on its desolate sands eternal moan.
Permalink to quote #5 For right is right, since God is God, And right the day must win; To doubt would be disloyalty, To falter would be sin.
Permalink to quote #7 O majesty unspeakable and dread! Wert thou less mighty than Thou art, Thou wert, O Lord, too great for our belief, Too little for our heart.
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