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LORD JOHN ELPHINSTONE English governor of Madras and Bombay (1807 - 1860) I'll hang my harp on a willow tree.       - also credited to Thomas Haynes Bayly         [Willow] Not faster in the summer's ray,   The spring's frail beauty fades away,     Than anguish and decay consume,       The smiling virgin's rosy bloom.         Some beauty's snatch'd each day, each hour;           For beauty is a fleeting flower;             Then how can wisdom e'er confide               In beauty's momentary pride?       - [Beauty] Without a genius, learning soars in vain;   And, without learning, genius sinks again;     Their force united; crowns the sprightly reign.       - [Genius] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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