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COURAGE.

He's truly valiant that can suffer

The worst that man can breathe; and make his wrongs

His outsides; to wear them like his raiment, carelessly;
And ne'er prefer his injuries to his heart,

To bring it into danger.

Shakespeare.

Courage.

COURAGE.

BY BARRY CORNWALL.

COURAGE!-Nothing can withstand
Long a wronged, undaunted land;
If the hearts within her be
True unto themselves and thee,
Thou freed giant, Liberty!

Oh! no mountain-nymph art thou,
When the helm is on thy brow,
And the sword is in thy hand,
Fighting for thy own good land!

Courage!-Nothing e'er withstood
Freemen fighting for their good;
Armed with all their father's fame,
They will win and wear a name,
That shall go to endless glory,
Like the Gods of old Greek story,
Raised to heaven and heavenly worth,
For the good they gave to earth.

Courage! There is none so poor,
(None of all who wrong endure),

None so humble, none so weak,
But may flush his father's cheek;
And his maiden's dear and true,
With the deeds that he may do.
Be his days as dark as night,
He may make himself a light.
What though sunken be the sun!
There are stars when day is done!

Courage!-Who will be a slave,
That have strength to dig a grave,
And therein his fetters hide,
And lay a tyrant by his side?
Courage !-Hope, howe'er he fly
For a time, can never die!
Courage, therefore, brother men!
Cry "God! and to the fight again!"

But he his wonted pride

Soon recollecting, with high words, that bore Semblance of worth not substance, gently rais'd Their fainting courage, and dispell'd their fears.

Milton

The brave man seeks not popular applause,
Nor overpower'd with arms, deserts his cause
Unsham'd, though foil'd he does the best he can,
Force is of brutes, but honour is of man.

Dryden.

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