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Napoleon's ambition would conquer a world,But down from that pinnacle the tyrant was hurled.Let youth then take warning; seek fame and renownBy conquering their follies, their vices bring down.
No ignorance or darkness pervades o'er that mindWhere talent, ambition and virtue combine.O! glorious ambition! O! who could forbearTo nourish that plant in his bosom with care?
Its a gem worth possessing, when well understood,It leadeth man up to the throne of his God;He will gird on his armour, prepare for the fray,Lose life, perhaps honor, in winning the day.
He will never cease rowing up the river of fameTill his bark reach the fountain—the summit attain.The dream will cease then, and the tale will be toldAnd engraved on his tombstone in letters of gold.
Oregon City, January 1, 1850.Oregon Spectator, January 10, 1850.
