Henry Kirke White, Childhood, Part II, line 17.
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And care, whom not the gayest can outbrave, Pursues its feeble victim to the grave.
— Henry Kirke White on Carefulness
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Carefulness" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 90.)
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About Henry Kirke White
Henry Kirke White (21 March 1785 – 19 October 1806) was an English poet, who died at a young age.
About Henry Kirke White
Henry Kirke White (21 March 1785 – 19 October 1806) was an English poet, who died at a young age.
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