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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?


Johann Martin Usteri

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Johann Martin Usteri

Johann Martin Usteri

Born: April 12, 1763
Died: July 29, 1827 (aged 64)
Bio: Johann Martin Usteri was a Swiss poet, noted for has narrative poetry and his idyls. He was one of the earliest German poets to write poems in his native Zürich dialect; among these, his Vicar holds the foremost place.

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