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Ah men do not know how much strength is in poise that he goes the farthest who goes far enough.

Ah men do not know how much strength is in poise that he goes the farthest who goes far enough.

Approximate author period: c. 1855 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
James Russell Lowell
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Approximate author period: c. 1855 AD · industrial
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