But Knowledge To Their Eyes Her Ample Page, Rich With The Spoils Of Time, Did Ne'er Unroll

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But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page,
Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll;
Chill penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
-- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 13

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