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O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door;
And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more. But while the loitering idler waits. Good luck beside his fire, The bold heart storms at fortune's gates, And conquers its desire.
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I was always a friend of southern rights, but an enemy of southern wrongs.
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A man, if he be active and energetic, can hardly fail also, be he never so selfish, of benefiting the general public interest.
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Might the peasant expect the Almighty to stay the thunder storm, which clears the air of a nation from pestilence, lest the lightning bold should in its flash kill his cow?
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Cruel and cold is the judgment of man, Cruel as winter, and cold as the snow;
But by-and-by will the deed and the plan Be judged by the motive that lieth below.
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I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns.
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I am now reading Cooper's Naval History which I find very interesting.
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Some day Love shall claim his own Some day Right ascend his throne, Some day hidden Truth be known; Some day - some sweet day.
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The joy late coming late departs.
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The year goes wrong, and tares grow strong, Hope starves without a crumb;
But God's time is our harvest time, And that is sure to come.
