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There are many victories worse than a defeat.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
From what far, heavenly height of hope
Didst thou descend to light our way,
Cleaving with flash read more
From what far, heavenly height of hope
Didst thou descend to light our way,
Cleaving with flash of snowy robe
Time's dusky veil of twilight gray?
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
The best policy is to declare victory and leave.
Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
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Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
So clear of victory,
As he, defeated, dying,
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Break agonized and clear.
Victory is a thing of the will.
Victory is a thing of the will.