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George Crabbe [1754-1832] English
Rank: 104
Poet


George Crabbe was an English poet, surgeon, and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people.

Courage, Wisdom



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To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.
101
With eye upraised his master's looks to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man; The rich man's guardian, and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end.
102
To show the world what long experience gains, requires not courage, though it calls for pains; but at life's outset to inform mankind is a bold effort of a valiant mind. Courage
103
The game is never lost till won.
104
A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.
105
Feed the musician, and he's out of tune.
106
To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with observance the price of your treat, You must eat what is praised, and must praise what you eat.
107
Our farmers round, well pleased with constant gain, Like other farmers, flourish and complain.
108
Be there a will, and wisdom finds a way. Wisdom
109
Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
110
In her experience all her friends relied, Heaven was her help and nature was her guide.
111

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