And people then will alter their mind.
If courage is gone—then all is gone!
'Twere better that thou hadst never been born.
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HE who with life makes sport,
Can prosper never;
Who rules himself in nought,
Is a slave ever.
MAY each honest effort be
Crown'd with lasting constancy.
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EACH road to the proper end
Runs straight on, without a bend.
1825. ——- CALM AT SEA.