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I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.

Walter Scott

The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?
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Animal Death Dog Live Misery Myself
Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
Then hush thee, my darling, take rest while you may, For strife comes with manhood, and waking with day.
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Man Myself Wake Up
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man’s heart through half the year.
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Heart Man Poor Religion
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Age Time
Treason seldom dwells with courage.
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Courage Death
I was born a Scotsman and a bare one. Therefore I was born to fight my way in the world.
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Born Fight Man Myself Way World
What a strange scene if the surge of conversation could suddenly ebb like the tide, and show us the real state of people’s minds.
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Mindset People Reality Strange
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
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Energy Ourselves Purpose Strength Wonderful
Greatness of any kind has no greater foe than a habit of drinking.
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Drink Greatness Habit Kind
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.
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Animal Mystery
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit.
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Dog God Happiness Investment Nature
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Drink Greatness Vice
Many a law, many a commandment have I broken, but my word never.
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Break Law Myself Word

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