...England's great laureate, in which he traces the upward steps of some " 'Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green. "...grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blow of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star. " ' Who makes by force his merit known, And...

...thirty years ago — in which he traces the upward steps of some ' Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green ;...grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blow of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star ; ' Who makes by force his merit known, And lives...

...' Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blow of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star ;...merit known, And lives to clutch the golden keys. To mold a mighty State's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne ; ' And moving up from high to higher,...

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...Translation, 15JO.) "Who breaks his birth's invidious bar And grasps tho skirts of happier chance, Who breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with...his evil star; Who makes by force his merit known, ' Who lives to clutch the golden .keys, To mould a mighty State's decrees And shape the whisper of...

...England's great laureate, in which he traces the upward steps of some "' Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green. "' Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, u ' Who makes by force his merit known, And lives to clutch the golden keys,— To mould a mighty State's...

...speech, as applicable $o Lincoln, the poet's description of Borne "Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green, Who breaks his birth's invidious bars, And grasped the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with...

...melancholy interest and significance now. He was, indeed, — Aa some divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green ; Who breaks his birth's invidious bur, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with...

...confidence and the following of every loyal citizen, and in the searchlight of the present crisis is as one Who breaks his birth's invidious bar And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breaks the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star; Who makes by force his merit known,...

...ALLDERDICE. OVER THE HILL TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND OUR PRESIDENT. "As some divinely gifted man. Whose life in low estate began And on a simple village green; Who breaks his birth's insidious bar. And grasps the skirts of happy chance. And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples...