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‘Act on sure grounds, nor hurry fast, To gain the purpose that thou hast And be thou kindly to all men So kindly thou’lt be called again; For not a deed the hand can try,
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In one of the many eulogies that he wrote for members of his generation, Derrida recounts that, as he went into the courtyard toward the building in which he would sit for the second try,
Jacques Derrida Lawlor, Leonard 2006
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Proposed, who first the venturous deed should try,
The Odyssey of Homer 2003
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The emigration's bound to come, and to greet them we will try,
Root Hog or Die 5 2000
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The "scads" are all we want, and to get them we will try,
Root Hog or Die 5 2000
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And I freeze in the moment like the rest who don't try,
WHAT GOOD AM I? Dylan, Bob, 1941- 1989
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It might not work, but it was certainly feasible and worth the try,
The Dragon Lensman Kyle, David, 1919- 1981
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For mamma says all little girls, if they would only try,
A Jolly Jingle-Book Laura [Compiler] Chandler
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For, like _Job's_ Wife, she will Man's Patience try,
The Fifteen Comforts of Matrimony: Responses from Men Various
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You soon forgot, I can't forget, no matter how I try,
Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page
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