Roosevelt, the Happy WarriorLittle, Brown,, 1921 - 376 pages |
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... York one day , just after he had been appointed to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy . I congratulated him , and suggested that he would now live a quiet , pleasanter life than had been his as Police Commissioner . But he re- plied ...
... York one day , just after he had been appointed to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy . I congratulated him , and suggested that he would now live a quiet , pleasanter life than had been his as Police Commissioner . But he re- plied ...
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... York City , " declared Roosevelt , “ although I don't know exactly how . " And Thayer comments , " I looked at him inquiringly and wondered whether he was the real thing or only a bundle of eccentrici- ties . " Results have shown that ...
... York City , " declared Roosevelt , “ although I don't know exactly how . " And Thayer comments , " I looked at him inquiringly and wondered whether he was the real thing or only a bundle of eccentrici- ties . " Results have shown that ...
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... York politics took away all his shyness . In private , he never had any real shyness about talking , although as a child he had always spoken rapidly , and sometimes , in his eagerness , incoher- ently . But his difficulty was one of ...
... York politics took away all his shyness . In private , he never had any real shyness about talking , although as a child he had always spoken rapidly , and sometimes , in his eagerness , incoher- ently . But his difficulty was one of ...
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... York he had grown up in the habit of attending church and Sunday school of the Dutch Reformed faith . When he came to Cambridge there was no church of that kind within reach . But he had been reared in the firm belief that every man ...
... York he had grown up in the habit of attending church and Sunday school of the Dutch Reformed faith . When he came to Cambridge there was no church of that kind within reach . But he had been reared in the firm belief that every man ...
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... York City . And three possible vocations invited him . His old - time pre- dilection for natural history was now laid aside . He was already well along in his writing of his " History of the Naval War of 1812 " ; that work ...
... York City . And three possible vocations invited him . His old - time pre- dilection for natural history was now laid aside . He was already well along in his writing of his " History of the Naval War of 1812 " ; that work ...
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Page 181 - Come when it will, is equal to the need: —He who, though thus endued as with a sense And faculty for storm and turbulence, Is yet a Soul whose master-bias leans To homefelt pleasures and to gentle scenes; Sweet images! which, wheresoe'er he be, Are at his heart; and such fidelity It is his darling passion to approve; More brave for this, that he hath much to love...
Page 360 - Who, whether praise of him must walk the earth For ever, and to noble deeds give birth, Or he must fall, to sleep without his fame, And leave a dead unprofitable name Finds comfort in himself and in his cause ; And, while the mortal mist is gathering, draws His breath in confidence of Heaven's applause : This is the happy warrior ; this is he That every man in arms should wish to be.
Page 133 - Spirit, who, when brought Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought Upon the plan that pleased his boyish thought : Whose high endeavours are an 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 : Abides by this resolve, and stops not there, But makes his moral being his prime care...
Page 355 - Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die, and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
Page 359 - I am going to my Father's ; and though with great difficulty I have got hither, yet now I do not repent me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive where I am. My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me that I have fought his battles, who now will be my rewarder.
Page 133 - Who, doomed to go in company with Pain, And Fear, and Bloodshed, miserable train! Turns his necessity to glorious gain; In face of these doth exercise a power Which is our human nature's highest dower; Controls them and subdues, transmutes, bereaves Of their bad influence, and their good receives...
Page 134 - If this life be not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight...
Page 229 - Who comprehends his trust, and to the same Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim; And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in wait For wealth or honors, or for worldly state; Whom they must follow; on whose head must fall, Like showers of manna, if they come at all...