Ballads for the Times (Now first collected,) Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Bartenus, A Thousand Lines, and other poems. By Martin F. Tupper. A new Edition, enlarged and revised |
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Courage!
A Ballad for Troublous Times.
Dangers do but dare me,
Terrors cannot scare me,
God my guide, I'll bear me
Manfully for ever,—
Trouble's darkest hour
Shall not make me cower
To the Spectre's power,—
Never, never, never!
Terrors cannot scare me,
God my guide, I'll bear me
Manfully for ever,—
Trouble's darkest hour
Shall not make me cower
To the Spectre's power,—
Never, never, never!
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Up, my heart, and brace thee,
While the perils face thee,
In thyself encase thee
Manfully for ever,—
Foes may howl around me,
Fears may hunt and hound me,—
Shall their yells confound me?
Never, never, never!
While the perils face thee,
In thyself encase thee
Manfully for ever,—
Foes may howl around me,
Fears may hunt and hound me,—
Shall their yells confound me?
Never, never, never!
Constant, calm, unfearing,
Boldly persevering,
In good conscience steering
Manfully for ever,—
Winds and waves defying,
And on God relying,
Shall He find me flying?
Never, never, never!
Boldly persevering,
In good conscience steering
Manfully for ever,—
Winds and waves defying,
And on God relying,
Shall He find me flying?
Never, never, never!
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