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And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold,
The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold.

— Richard Hovey

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For ’t is always fair weather
When good fellows get together
With a stein on the table and a good song ringing clear.

Along the Trail (1898)

Love seeks a guerdon; friendship is as God,
Who gives and asks no payment.

The Marriage of Guenevere (1891)

Fair weather weddings make fair weather lives.

The Marriage of Guenevere (1891)

Praise be to you, O hills, that you can breathe
Into our souls the secret of your power!

Along the Trail (1898)

The people blossoms armies and puts forth
The splendid summer of its noiseless might.

Along the Trail (1898)

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