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THE CLIMB TO VIRTUE by SIMONIDES OF CEOS

First Line: VIRTUE DWELLS, SO RUNS THE TALE
Last Line: ON TO THE HEIGHT IN MANLINESS.
Subject(s): VIRTUE;
VIRTUE dwells, so runs the tale,
On precipices hard to scale.
Swift holy Nymphs attend her place;
No mortal eyes may see her face,
But only he, who with distress
Of soul and sweating heart can press
On to the height in manliness.



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