He worked by day And toiled by night. He gave up play And some delight. Dry books he read, New things to learn. And forged ahead, Success to earn. He plodded on with Faith and pluck; And when he won, Men called it luck.
He probably did not know where he read it... Source as far as I could find: https://books.google.com/books?id=UitCAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA3-PA71&lpg=RA3-PA71&dq=He+worked+by+day+And+toiled+by+night.+He+gave+up+play+And+some+delight.+Dry+books+he+read,+New+things+to+learn.+And+forged+ahead,+Success+to+earn.+He+plodded+on+with&source=bl&ots=WyV1kOz4Ji&sig=VDwMck4WtgGdm1V2KRt7sfIsKzc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq35-PpIzfAhXqQ98KHVOtBpoQ6AEwDHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=He%20worked%20by%20day%20And%20toiled%20by%20night.%20He%20gave%20up%20play%20And%20some%20delight.%20Dry%20books%20he%20read%2C%20New%20things%20to%20learn.%20And%20forged%20ahead%2C%20Success%20to%20earn.%20He%20plodded%20on%20with&f=false
This is true....I have experienced it
ReplyDeleteEncouraged to forge further ahead
ReplyDeleteEncouraged to forge further ahead
ReplyDeleteThe last line touched me.
ReplyDeleteThe best poem I've read in the recent times...
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ReplyDeleteAmazing
ReplyDeleteAwesome poem. Touched me deeply
ReplyDeleteYou do not own this poem. At least give some credit to original poet dude.
ReplyDeleteHe probably did not know where he read it... Source as far as I could find:
ReplyDeletehttps://books.google.com/books?id=UitCAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA3-PA71&lpg=RA3-PA71&dq=He+worked+by+day+And+toiled+by+night.+He+gave+up+play+And+some+delight.+Dry+books+he+read,+New+things+to+learn.+And+forged+ahead,+Success+to+earn.+He+plodded+on+with&source=bl&ots=WyV1kOz4Ji&sig=VDwMck4WtgGdm1V2KRt7sfIsKzc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq35-PpIzfAhXqQ98KHVOtBpoQ6AEwDHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=He%20worked%20by%20day%20And%20toiled%20by%20night.%20He%20gave%20up%20play%20And%20some%20delight.%20Dry%20books%20he%20read%2C%20New%20things%20to%20learn.%20And%20forged%20ahead%2C%20Success%20to%20earn.%20He%20plodded%20on%20with&f=false
Exercise
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell me who wrote this? I have forever loved this poem, but cant recollect🤦🏻♀️
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