Adversity Is, To Me At

And Children Know, Instinctive Taught, The Friend And Foe.

I Was Not Always A Man Of Woe.

I Cannot Tell How The Truth May Be; I Say The Tale As It Was Said To Me.

He Is The Best Sailor Who Can Steer Within Fewest Points Of The Wind, And Exact A Motive Power Out Of The Greatest Obstacles.

Hard Toil Can Roughen Form And Face, And Want Call Quench The Eye's Bright Grace.