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Weep, daughter of a royal line, A Sire's disgrace, a realm's decay; Ah! happy if each tear of thine Could wash a Father's fault away! Weep--for thy tears are Virtue's tears-- Auspicious to these suffering Isles; And be each drop...
No trump tells thy virtues--the grave where they rest With thy dust shall remain unpolluted by fame, Till thy foes, by the world and by fortune caressed, Shall pass like a mist from the light of thy name.
7/14 (1865): The first ascent of the Matterhorn is completed by Edward Whymper and his party, four of whom die on the descent.
I suppose the time will come Aid it in the coming When the Bird will crowd the Tree And the Bee be booming. I suppose...
11/1 (1520): The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
The One who could repeat the Summer day -- Were greater than itself -- though He Minutest of Mankind should be -- And He --...
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." - Lao Tzu
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." - Amelia Earhart
"The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed." - George Bernard Shaw
"Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other." - Brian Tracy
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
"Faith" is a fine invention When Gentlemen can see -- But Microscopes are prudent In an Emergency.
1/1 (1822): The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
6/6 (1674): Shivaji is crowned as the first Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire at Raigad Fort.
11/9 (1921): The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.
1/1 (1901): The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire.
11/1 (1923): The Finnish airline Aero O/Y (now Finnair) is founded.
3/15 (1919): The American Legion is founded.
8/6 (1661): The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
7/4 (1827): Slavery is abolished in the State of New York.
1/20 (250): Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution.
12/25 (1130): Count Roger II of Sicily is crowned the first king of Sicily.
11/9 (1953): Cambodia gains independence from France.
11/11 (1926): The United States Numbered Highway System is established.