Poems (Geisse)/Courage
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COURAGE.
Courage, O thou inspirer of the Race! Where is the enemy thou canst not face? What noble spirits hast thy power sustained; What battles thou hast fought, what victories gained! No man can count the wonders thou hast wrought, Thy mighty conquests in the realms of thought; In peace, in war, in science, and in art, Sublimely, nobly, hast thou played thy part, Calm and undaunted in the midst of foes,Ready to meet the keenest of earth's woes.