What did 4th Earl of Roscommon mean by: The first great work (a task performed by few) Is that yourself may to yourself be true. - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland Copy
+ Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Defence, Modesty, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ Words are like leaves; some wither every year, and every year a younger race succeed. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Race, Succeed, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ Truth and fiction are so aptly mixed that all seems uniform and of a piece. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Fiction, Pieces, Uniforms, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ Truth shines brightest thro’ the plainest dress. Feraz Zeid, September 7, 2023December 26, 2023, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Dresses, Shining, Truth, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Age, Criticism, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ Pride (of all others the most dang’rous fault) Proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Faults, Pride, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ You gain your point if your industrious art can make unusual words easy. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Art, Gains, Style, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
+ Invention is not so much the result of labor as of judgment. Feraz Zeid, October 29, 2023December 26, 2023, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon, Invention, Judgment, Results, 0 - 4th Earl of Roscommon Poet · Ireland
The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A menial task which must be mine, that shall I glorify and make an art of it. Explain - Walter Russell Artist and philosopher · USA
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