Pebbles and Shells (Hawkes collection)/The Road to Fame
THE ROAD TO FAME
The road to fame is not up shining stairs
That lead unbroken to the dizzy heights,
But he who climbs must leap from cliff to cliff,
By dangerous ways through weary days and nights,
Until he finds a foot-hold in some rift
Or niche of fame, where all the world may see,
Where he can stand and view humanity.
That lead unbroken to the dizzy heights,
But he who climbs must leap from cliff to cliff,
By dangerous ways through weary days and nights,
Until he finds a foot-hold in some rift
Or niche of fame, where all the world may see,
Where he can stand and view humanity.