Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back…

Look not mournfully into the Past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the Present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart.

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Hyperion , Bk. IV, Ch. 8 (1839)

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