Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 308
mpse he gives he takes a measure of surprise,And everybody wonders where the secret of it lies. And so his way of sitting there, so steadfast, calm, and strong ;His air, as if his whistling bore wagon and wood along;His independence and self-trust, the firm-set throat and chin,The working of his… … Far hidden in the clouds are heights whereon his vision dwell;Within him somewhere swells a vein of ancient hero-vim,And who shall hold him back one step, or set the pace for him ?Wait, you shall see if poverty can chain so strong a soul,Or if to sell his wood can be the rounding of his goal! The…
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