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Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Tis a dainty thing to command, though twere but a flock of sheep. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

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A stable, changeless state, 'twere cause indeed to weep. ↗

— William C. Bryant

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