Quote #4

He had a startling genius, but somehow it did n't emerge; Always on the evolution of things that would n't evolve; Always verging toward some climax, but he never reached the verge; Always nearing the solution of some theme he could not solve.

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  1. The sweet mellifluous milking of the cow.
  2. There are purple grapes in the Land of Git-Thare.
  3. We felt the universe wuz safe, an' God wuz on his throne.
  4. I say the very things that make the greatest Stir An' the most interestin' things, are things that did n't occur.
  5. Bring me men to match my mountains, Bring me men to match my plains, Men with empires in their purpose, And new eras in their brains.
  6. Strew gladness on the paths of men- You will not pass this way again.
  7. A hundred thousand men were led By one calf near three centuries dead; They followed still his crooked way And lost a hundred years a day; …

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