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LINES CONTRIBUTED TO GOLDSMITH'S 'THE TRAVELLER' by SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784)

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First Line: HOW SMALL, OF ALL THAT HUMAN HEARTS ENDURE
Last Line: THAT PART WHICH LAWS OR KINGS CAN CAUSE OR CURE.

How small, of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.



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