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"Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows, And the fresh flow’ret pluck ere it close; Why are we fond of toil and care? Why choose the rankling thorn to wear?"
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Johann Martin Usteri
Johann Martin Usteri
Johann Martin Usteri
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Johann Martin Usteri was a Swiss poet, noted for his narrative poetry and his idylls. He was one of the earliest poets to write poems in Swiss German, specifically in his native Zürich dialect; among these, his Vicar holds the foremost place.
