New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-09
THE TRIBUNE.
CHANCE. For The Thbnr
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MES are the slaves of wonarous Circunstsoee!
Love. Crime the eagle flight OF the proud SOUL
Are bo-D Of thee, missbspen 900 OF on~ece!
Thu. -uersy that seeks q lofty goal
The daring heart that lesps from ell control
liz. thn s,o-o, stricken eagle from tbelr high!
Fan iDpo.en, cpd dead, Ia the fierce roll
Ofthe worlds Conflict; II thy chafng Might
DOH no. with gian, Power Sustain the lofty Eight
What are The Students years Of earnes, toll.
If ,hou shower, not path and worthy prizei
What is the ontired Warriors fame. II Spoil
And the warm roll Of battle sbon his eyes
When shall another eorioos Hampden rise,
lfCircums,aace bring not The lucky hour
Ard when another W ashington. il cries
No Nation for Man Whose arm Of power
Soail lift patriot sword, and make I grant cover
Souls born with power for noble deeds have slept
In deep, unhonored graves hearts born TO sbed
a towards lusre on the world have wept
To find their holy labors weak aod oead
Time wiki its change OF varied scenes bath hed,
And the firm grasp of Chance restrained the figh,
That with an onward impulse would have sped
Till nations wond ring, gazed and filed their sight
With Genius armed by Heaven for every noble
might
Trey who in other times. had mounted thrones
Or "a, among the world's remembered stars
Have sqaandered Life with Enths unihinklns
Or fouly triunpbed In their village wars
Or shunning observation, and the Jars
CfconHict pro6tless, have moved aI0ng
The walk of Life their presence filed with sir'
Celestial and their hearts flowing vita cong
and love for God and Man, and hate ior ICE sno
Wrong.
Men have ere now from loWly walks arisen,
And stroye With tireess ardor 10 a throne
aud Kings have sunk from empire to prison
And sighed to make the Peasants LOT their own!
Alb! vain The pride OF human Reason sbone
It saw not from sfar the rise or TALL known
Bot worshiped q, The shrine Of powers un
That could from darkness bring so pure light,
Or hurI so proud q star into 30 foul nigh'
There ia a subtle coming that may catch
The shadow Of unborn events and rice
By a 50 perior instinct But the watch
Grows careless. and the precious moment files
Pregnant with fate, and swiftly from the eyes
Oi,he astonished millions sinks the SOUL
Whose voice brough, Fate and Triumph from
the skies;
Add Men learn then how Chance will eer control,
And guard with piercing eye each mind aiiurng
goal
Bat thine blind spiri, is narrow reign
The mighty ain Of action and event
Which the grea, plan OF Nature doth sustain
l. no, unto thy power chaotic bent.
The secret movement OF the w orlo-ths penn
Calm Energy which moves the earth with speed
Unto it's D.stiny, and s.irs the high intent
For universal progress, IL the reed deed
sowp by the hsping Hand, working In Might and
Thou was, not seen in the young mighty hour
OF the fair Worlds creation. The Design
Which made all things with true harmonious
power.
And bound each unto oil with cords divine
For one great use and end-the holy shine
OF the proud stars and the dtfusive light
Ofihe great Sun with the frail creeping vine
And the meek bIusbing flower, was born OF Might
And high Benevoence-thou Monarch OF dull Night!
Thou hast no power upon the patient sHul
Who moves contented in his sphere assigned.
And looks up proudly TO the good mans goal.
Dost thou with partial malice prove unkind
Thou canst not touch the calmness OF his mind
For. led by hands which point starry way,
He sees the goal proud men have ne'er OWNED,
And knows how weak the beat OF human clay
How short It's feeble might-how long the upper day