MASTER of human destinies am I. Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait, Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and, passing by Hovel, and mart, and palace, soon or late I knock unbidden, once at every gate! If sleeping, wake... Public Policy Editorials - Page 266by Allen Ripley Foote - 1903Full view - About this book
| 1909 - 738 pages
...late I knock unbidden once at every gate ! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before 7 turn away. It is the hour of fate. And they who follow me reach...in vain and uselessly implore ; I answer not, and I return no more ! To some, however, this doctrine seemed to favour fatalism. Opportunity, they said,... | |
| New York (State). Board of Charities - 1910 - 1154 pages
...knock unbidden once at every gate ! If sleeping, wake ! — if feasting, rise before I turn away ! It is the hour of Fate ! And they who follow me reach...every foe Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate, Commend to Failure, Penury and Woe, Seek me in vain, and uselessly implore — I answer not, and I... | |
| 1908 - 812 pages
...late . I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping wake, if feasting rise before . I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach...in vain and uselessly implore. I answer not and I return no more !" This feature of Nature has been likened to a door that suddenly opens, and as suddenly... | |
| 1901 - 504 pages
...late I knock unbidden once at every sate. I f sleeping, wake ; if feasting, rise before I turn away. It Is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach...desire, and conquer every foe Save death; but those wno doubt or nesltate. Condemned to failure, penury an* woe, Reek tne In vnln and uselessly implore.... | |
| 1901 - 590 pages
...— I knock unbidden once at every gate ! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach...in vain and uselessly implore. I answer not, and I return — no more ! — JOHN J. INGALLS in Saturday Evening Post. AT THE JUDGMENT BAR ! — St. Peter:... | |
| 1891 - 514 pages
...I knock unbidden once at every gate ! If sleeping, wake ! If feasting, rise before I turn away. — It is the hour of fate — And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer eveiy foe Save death. But those who doubt or hesitate* Condemned to failure, penury and woe, Seek me... | |
| John Roy Musick - 1893 - 518 pages
...late I knock unhidden once at every gate ! If sleeping, wake ; if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate. And they who follow me reach...vain, and uselessly implore ; I answer not, and I return no more. — INGALLS THE field' marshal of Now France, thc Marquis De Montcalm, had no sooner... | |
| John Roy Musick - 1895 - 516 pages
...late I knock unbidden once at every gate 1 If sleeping, wake ; if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach...vain, and uselessly implore ; I answer not, and I return no more. — INOALLS THE field marshal of New France, the Marquis De Montcalm, had no sooner... | |
| 1914 - 368 pages
...late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake ; if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach...in vain and uselessly implore. I answer not, and I return no more!" "When your committee of arrangements asked me to talk at this reception to our friend,... | |
| 1898 - 880 pages
...late I knock unbidden once at every gate. If sleeping, wake; if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach...in vain and uselessly implore, I answer not and I return no more. 270 1898. THE CAPTURE OF HAVANA BY ENGLAND, 1762. THE CAPTURE OF HAVANA BY ENGLAND,... | |
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