The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with …

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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain. ✨ Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 261-65, Carmina, II. 10. 9, 1922.
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