 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...  A Volume of Essays and Poems - Page 164by Edwin Styles Metcalf - 1907 - 301 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Bayard Hale - 1908 - 196 pages
...above it a photograph of a big bear and a framed autograph of the sonnet by JJ Ingalls: OPPORTUNITY Master of human destinies am I. Fame, love, and fortune...penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel, the mart, and palace, soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate ! If sleeping wake — if feasting,... | |
 | William Salisbury - 1908 - 566 pages
...where there hung, framed, a copy of "Opportunity," by Senator Ingalls. And under the title he read: "Master of human destinies am I. Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait Cities and fields I walk— 1 penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late I knock... | |
 | William Salisbury - 1908 - 572 pages
...where there hung, framed, a copy of "Opportunity," by Senator Ingalls. And under the title he read: / "Master of human destinies am I. Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait Cities and fields I walk— 1 penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late I knock... | |
 | William Bayard Hale - 1908 - 204 pages
...footsteps wait, Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel, the mart, and palace, soon or 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... | |
 | 1909 - 732 pages
...some of the work I will respectfully leave the subject for your further consideration. Opportunity. Master of human destinies am I ; Fame, love and fortune...soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate. If sleeping, wait ; if feasting, rise before I turn away ; it is the hour of fate And those who follow... | |
 | 1909 - 412 pages
...other ornament was this signed manuscript copy of Ingalls's famous poem, "Opportunity." OPPORTUNITY. Master of human destinies am I ! Fame, love and fortune...soon or 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... | |
 | William Elsey Connelley - 1909 - 252 pages
...charmed with the beautiful in any form. It is a diamond of purest water perfectly cut: OPPORTUNITY. Master of human destinies am I ! Fame, love and fortune...soon or 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... | |
 | Robert Waters - 1909 - 384 pages
...advancement. This matter is finely expressed in a little poem by John J. Ingalls entitled "Opportunity": Master of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune...soon or 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... | |
 | 1909 - 818 pages
...customer. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. 10 When Patronizing Advertisers Kindly Mention The Western Monthly I ASTER of human destinies am I, Fame, love and fortune on...soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, A nd they who follow me... | |
 | 1907 - 918 pages
...Pittsburgh to have Senator Ingalls write as he did to remind them of their duty: "Master of human destiny am I, Fame. Love and Fortune on my footsteps wait:...soon or 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... | |
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