Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830–1886) American editor and poet
A Comparison.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“If men must beg to live,
May the Creator also go wandering and perish.”
— Thiruvalluvar, book Tirukkuṛaḷ
Verse CVII.2
Tirukkural
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