But juleps the drink of immortals became
When Jove himself added a handful of hail.
—Hoffman.
HOW WE RISE
Heaven is not reached at a single bound,
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies.
And we mount to the summit round by round.
I count this thing to be grandly true,
That a noble deed is a step toward God,