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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?
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.
Men talk as if victory were something fortunate. Work is victory.
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria read more
You know how to win victory, Hannibal, you do not how to use it
[Lat., Vincere scis, Hannibal; victoria uti nescis.]
Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
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Then should some cloud pass over
The brow of sire or lover,
Think 'tis the shade
By Victory made
Whose wings right o'er us hover!
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how read more
For when the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes--not that you won or lost--but how you played the Game.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan.