Martes, 18 de enero de 2005

Día 71: Exhortation to Courage

Archivado en: 14. Rimas

Exhortation to Courage

But wherefore do you droop? why look you sad?
Be great in fact, as you have been in thought;
Let not the world see fear and sad distrust
Govern the motion of a kingly eye.
Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire;
Threaten the threatener, and outface the brow
Of bragging horror; so shall inferior eyes,
That borrow their behaviors from the great,
Grow great by your example; and put on
The dauntless spirit of resolution.
Show boldness and aspiring confidence.
What! shall they seek the lion in his den?
And fight him there? and make him tremble there?
Oh, let it not be said! Forage, and run
To meet displeasure further from the doors,
And grapple with him ere he comes so nigh!

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