William Topaz McGonagall quotes
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“Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ryTay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time.”
-- William Topaz McGonagallSource : William Topaz McGonagall, “The Tay Bridge Disaster”
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“Ye lover of the picturesque, if ye wish to drown your grief, take my advice and visit the ancient town of Crieff.”
-- William Topaz McGonagallSource : William Topaz McGonagall, “Beautiful Crief”
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“The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home Rule; But the best Home Rule for him, as far as I can understand, Is the abolition of strong drink from the land.”
-- William Topaz McGonagallSource : William Topaz McGonagall, “The Demon Drink”
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Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti (1981). “The University and the Public Interest”, Atheneum Books
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“Not knowing all of the conventions of beauty, he [Tom Thomson] found it all beautiful.”
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Source : Abraham Cowley (2013). “Cowley's Essays”, p.114, Cambridge University Press
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“Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal Now does always last.”
Source : Abraham Cowley (1679). “The Works of Mr Abraham Cowley: Consisting of Those which Were Formerly Printed : and Those which He Design'd for the Press”, p.11
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“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.”
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