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In this world, who can do a thing, will not;And who would do it, cannot, I perceive:Yet the will's somewhat — somewhat, too, the power —And thus we half-men struggle.
In this world, who can do a thing, will not;And who would do it, cannot, I perceive:Yet the will's somewhat — somewhat, too, the power —And thus we half-men struggle.
Approximate author period: c. 1850 AD · industrial
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- Robert Browning
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- Approximate author period: c. 1850 AD · industrial
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