Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 84
There comes a time, while the race is young,When your heart throbs fast and your pulses beatTill they seem to batter your brain and ears;Your hot breath scorches your throat and tongue,And your shoes are weights on your weary feet; But just as you falter, your eyesight clears,Your strength comes…
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