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Deserve it!
Author Unknown
Ne're droop your head upon your hand,
And wail the bitter times;
The self-same bell
That tolls a knell
Can ring out merry chimes.
And we have still the elements
That made up of fame of old
The wealth to prize
Within us lies,
And not in senseless gold.
Yes; there exists a certain plan,
If you will but observe it,
That opes success to any man;
The secret is--deserve it!
What use to stand by Fortune's hill
And idly sigh and mope?
Its sides are rough,
And steep enough,
'Tis true; but if you hope
To battle 'gainst impediments
That rudely stop your way,
Go boldly to't;
Strike at the root:
You'll surely gain the day.
Prate not about new-fangled plans,--
Mine's best, if you'll observe it:
I say success is any man's
If he will but deserve it! Homer and Milton reign supreme
With Shakespeare--worthy band;
And Howard's name,
And Harvery's claim,
Are sung throughout the land;
And Marlborough and Wellington
Illustrious stand in fight;
And Newton gleams
Amid the beams
Of an undying light!
What did they do to gain a name?
What did they to preserve it
With an untarnished, deathless fame?
They simple did--deserve it!
And thus may you--and you--and YOU--
From depths the most profound,
Your wishes teach
Success to reach
Up to the topmost round.
But if, from some unreckoned cause,
(Say, market overstocked,)
Your hoped-for spoil
Pay others' toil,
Think not your efforts mocked:
If Fortune's smile so faintly beam
That you can scarce preserve it,
Remember, there is One above,
Who knows that you deserve it!
Author Unknown
Ne're droop your head upon your hand,
And wail the bitter times;
The self-same bell
That tolls a knell
Can ring out merry chimes.
And we have still the elements
That made up of fame of old
The wealth to prize
Within us lies,
And not in senseless gold.
Yes; there exists a certain plan,
If you will but observe it,
That opes success to any man;
The secret is--deserve it!
What use to stand by Fortune's hill
And idly sigh and mope?
Its sides are rough,
And steep enough,
'Tis true; but if you hope
To battle 'gainst impediments
That rudely stop your way,
Go boldly to't;
Strike at the root:
You'll surely gain the day.
Prate not about new-fangled plans,--
Mine's best, if you'll observe it:
I say success is any man's
If he will but deserve it! Homer and Milton reign supreme
With Shakespeare--worthy band;
And Howard's name,
And Harvery's claim,
Are sung throughout the land;
And Marlborough and Wellington
Illustrious stand in fight;
And Newton gleams
Amid the beams
Of an undying light!
What did they do to gain a name?
What did they to preserve it
With an untarnished, deathless fame?
They simple did--deserve it!
And thus may you--and you--and YOU--
From depths the most profound,
Your wishes teach
Success to reach
Up to the topmost round.
But if, from some unreckoned cause,
(Say, market overstocked,)
Your hoped-for spoil
Pay others' toil,
Think not your efforts mocked:
If Fortune's smile so faintly beam
That you can scarce preserve it,
Remember, there is One above,
Who knows that you deserve it!
