"A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter’s day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave."
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Grongar Hill (1727), line 88.
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John Dyer
John Dyer (1699 – 15 December 1757) was a Welsh poet who wrote in the English language.
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