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But nobler still the man who leadsFar out the deadly firing line
To hew the way, subdue, refine
By dauntless and unselfish deeds;
Who lays aside his student's book
And gathers up his knotted thews
And, facing westward, hews and hews
The way for plowshare, pruning hook
And scarce recks if he win or lose;
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Fair duty, halo-topt and tall,
Far pointing where his pathway lies,
And dares not falter, rest, repine,
But forward, forward, wins and—dies.
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