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Freedom and Confinement Quotes
She can ill afford the chances she must takeIn rowing toward the grasses that she eats. (3-4)
Perseverance Quotes
Who would be a turtle who could help it? (1)
Women and Femininity Quotes
She can ill afford the chances she must take (3)
Humility Quotes
[…] almost any slopeDefeats her modest hopes. (6-7)