The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
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THE HAPPY WARRIOR.

BY william Wordsworth
Who Is the happy warrior? Who Is hep
That every man in arms should wish 70 he2
IL is the generous spirit, who, when brought
Among the tasks OF real life hath wrought
Upon the plan that pleased his childish thought;
Whose high endeavors inward light
That makes the path before him always bright;
Who, with a natural instinct to discern
What knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn;
Abdes by bis resolve and stops not there,
But makes his moral being his prime care
Who, doomed TO 80 In company with Pain
And Fear and Boodshed. miserable train,
Turns his necessity glorious gain;
In face of these doth exercise a power
Which is our human natures highest dover;
Controls them and subdues transmutes, bereaves
OF their bad influence and their good receives;
BY objects. which might force the soul to abate
Her feeling, rendered more compassionate;
Is placable because occasions 4ise
So often that demand such saorifice
More skilfu In sofknowledge, pure;
As tempted more; more able to endure,
AS exposed TO suffering and distress;
Thence. also. more alive to tenderness.
Ts he whose law is reason; who depends
Upon that law one the best Of friends:
Whence, in state whore men tempted still
To evil for guard against worse i'll,
And what in qeality or act Is best
Doth seldom OF right foundation rest,
He fixes good good alone and owes
TO virtue every triumph that he knows
Who II he rises to station OF command
Rises by open means, and there VIII stand
On honorable terms, else retire
And in himself possess his desire;
Who comprehends his trust an,pao the same
Keeps faithful with singlaness Of am
And therefore does not stOOpi nOr lie in wait
For wealth, or hOnors, or for worldly state,
Whom they must follow; on whose head must fall.
Like showers of mama, If they at ALL
Whose powers shed round him IN the common strife
OR mild concerns Of ordinary life
constant influence. peculiar grace;
But who. II he be called upon to face
Some awful moment to Which heaven has Joined
Great issues good bad for humankind;
Is happy a lover; and attired
With sudden brightness, like a man inspired;
And, through the heat OF conflict. keeps the law
Jn calmness made. and sees what he foresaw;
Or II an unexpected call succeed,
Come when IT viii. is equal TO the need
tie who though thus endued as with sense
Aud faculty for storm and turbulence
Is yet a soul whose master bias leans
To homefelt pleasures and gentle scenes
Sweet images. which wheresO'er he be-
Are al his heart; and such fidelity
II is his darling passion TO approve;
More brave for this that he hath much TO love;
'lis, finally the man, Who lifted high,
Conspicuous object Ia Nations eye,
or left unthought of IN 0bscurity
Who with toward or untoward lot,
Prosperous adverse. 10 his wish not.
y plays In theiailny games OF life that
ME- t4fifehe mOs doiANfhlue must be won "a ~
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Nor thought OF tender Aappiness betfaA ;sninse so
Wh0apoi content that formes worth sfand fast 3ip
Looks forward, perseyering 10 the last,
From well TO better daily selfsurpast
Who whether praise of him must walk the earth
Eofeyer apd 10 noble deeds gre birth.
or he must 40 tO dust WithOlt his fame
Aud leave a dead Improbable name
Finds comfort In himself and Ia his cause;
And while the mortal mist Is gathering draws
His breath In confidence Of hetVe applause
This Is the happy Warrior, this is be
Whom eVer3 Man In arms should Wish 10 be.