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I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more, is none.[1]
"Of this line and a half, of this distinction of true from false fortitude," Dr. Johnson is of opinion, "it may be almost said, that it ought to bestow immortality on the author, though all his other productions had been lost."
Shakspeare, vol. x. p. 84.
We have an old poet who has left us a beautiful description of true valour:—
It is the greatest virtue, and the safety
Of all mankind the object of its danger:
A certain mean 'twixt fear and confidence:
No inconsiderate rashness, or vain appetite
- ↑ Macbeth, Act i. Sc. 7.
