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Johann Martin Usteri on Life

d. 1827 Switzerland

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Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows,
And the fresh flow’ret pluck ere it close;
Why are we fond of toil and care?
Why choose the rankling thorn to wear?

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Johann Martin Usteri (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.