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THE LADDER OF LIFE.
Some rise by easy stages,
And some by a harder way,
Some lose to-morrow two to one,
The progress made to-day.
And some by a harder way,
Some lose to-morrow two to one,
The progress made to-day.
Some reach fame's giddy summit,
And gladly around they gaze
On the beautiful sight, forgetting
The mass at the mountain's base.
And gladly around they gaze
On the beautiful sight, forgetting
The mass at the mountain's base.
Some view the heights above them,
And though they no courage lack,
Their efforts are retarded
By their constantly looking back.
And though they no courage lack,
Their efforts are retarded
By their constantly looking back.
Some aim to reach the apex
By one spasmodic bound,
But sadder and wiser the pitiful wrecks,
When their great mistake they have found.
By one spasmodic bound,
But sadder and wiser the pitiful wrecks,
When their great mistake they have found.
Some aim to ascend by another's deeds,
And will pilfer another's plan,
But the method miscarries, he finds that he needs
The ambition and heart of a man.
And will pilfer another's plan,
But the method miscarries, he finds that he needs
The ambition and heart of a man.
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