https://t.inks.page/wiki/William_Ernest_Henley Follow any website on Inks inks.page https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Ernest_Henley?t=2026-04-04 Think on the shame of dreams for deeds,
The scandal of unnatural strife,
The slur upon immortal needs,
  The treason done to life:

Arise! no more a living lie,
And with me quicken and control
Some memory that shall magnify
  The universal Soul.

• "Rhymes and Rhythms", XII

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