There is something solid and doughty in the man that can rise from defeat, the stuff of which … - James Russell Lowell

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I am not sure that any sight or sound on earth is as exquisite as the hushed descent of a sky full of snow.

James Russell Lowell

There is something solid and doughty in the man that can rise from defeat, the stuff of which victories are made in due time, when we are able to choose our position better, and the sun is at our back.

Able, Men, Position, Rise, Solid, Victory

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And what they dare to dream of, date to do.

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