As I have seen a swan with bootless labour swim against the tide and spend her strength with over-matching waves.
 William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3 (1595). copy citation

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Author William Shakespeare
Source Henry VI, Part 3
Topic effort useless
Date 1595
Language English
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Note Written around 1591
Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1102/1102.txt

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