John Trumbull Quotes

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John Trumbull (April 24, 1750 – May 11, 1831) was an American poet born in what is now Watertown, Connecticut, where his father was a Congregational preacher.

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Also known as: John Trumbull, Trumbull, John

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No man e'er felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law.

McFingal (1775)

But optics sharp it needs, I ween,
To see what is not to be seen.

McFingal (1775)

For any man with half an eye,
What stands before him may espy;
But optics sharp it needs I ween,
To see what is not to be seen.

But as some muskets so contrive it
As oft to miss the mark they drive at,
And though well aimed at duck or plover,
Bear wide, and kick their owners over.

McFingal (1775)

What has poster'ty done for us,
That we, lest they their rights should lose,
Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

As though there were a tie
And obligation to posterity.
We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse:
What has posterity done for us.
That we, lest they their rights should lose,
Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

McFingal (1775)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Trumbull (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.