History & Politics
A Young Man’s Epigram on Existence
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History & Politics
A senseless school, where we must give
Our lives that we may learn to live!
A dolt is he who memorizes
Lessons that leave no time for prizes.
16 W. P. V., 1866.
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MLA
Hardy, Thomas. “A Young Man’s Epigram on Existence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hardy/174/.
Chicago
Hardy, Thomas. “A Young Man’s Epigram on Existence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hardy/174/.
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