“I have a soul that like an ample shield
Can take in all, and verge enough for more.”
John Dryden (1631–1700) English poet and playwright of the XVIIth century
Don Sebastian (1690), Act I scene i.
“Soul, my soul, don't let them break you,
all these troubles. Never yield:
though their force is overwhelming,
up! attack them shield to shield...”
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