One form of courage nerves the soldier's arm,
Excitement overcomes the wild alarm
Which at the onset e'en the bravest feel,
Though self-possession may that fear conceal.
The unromantic dangers of the storm
Require another and a sterner form,
For no emotion nerves the craven breast
To tempt the snowslide on the mountain's crest;
That noblest element unnoticed thrives
Beneath the surface in unnumbered lives;