The Mind
Fortune favours the Brave, old proverbs say
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
The Mind
Fortune favours the Brave, old proverbs say;
But not with Money; that is not the way.
Turn back, turn back; you travel all in vain;
Turn through the iron gate down sneaking lane.
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Blake, William. “Fortune favours the Brave, old proverbs say.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/177/.
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Blake, William. “Fortune favours the Brave, old proverbs say.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/177/.
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