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“Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fa…” — John Greenleaf Whittier

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier Poet • American
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