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" Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star; Who makes by force his merit known And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state's decrees,... "
The Foster Brothers: Being a History of the School and College Life of Two ... - Page 366
by James Payn - 1859 - 423 pages
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The Harmonium ...

Conduct of life - 1881 - 476 pages
...the master works and chief men of each race : Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star ; Who makes by force his merit...
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Report of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the ..., Volume 33

Missouri Bar Association - Bar associations - 1915 - 274 pages
...confidence and the following of every loyal citizen, and in the searchlight of the present crisis is as one Who breaks his birth's invidious bar And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breaks the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star; Who makes by force his merit...
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The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield ...: Together with Notable ...

Emma Elizabeth Brown - 1881 - 614 pages
...of some ' Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green ; • Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blow of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star ; ' Who makes by force his merit...
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Life and works of president Garfield, Page 52

William S. Key - 1882 - 98 pages
...hath beenr As some divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began And on a simple village green ; Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star; Who makes by force his merit...
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The Story of Naaman

A B. Mackay - 1882 - 162 pages
...heard of " Some divinely gifted man Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green. Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star. Who makes by force his merit...
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The Works of James Abram Garfield, Volume 1

James Abram Garfield - Presidents - 1882 - 832 pages
...steps of " Some divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began And on a simple village green ; " Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance. And grapples with his evil star ; " Who makes by force his merit...
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Complete Poetical Works

Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1882 - 656 pages
...hath been, As some divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began And on a simple village green ; Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star; Who makes by force his merit...
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Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life

William Mathews - Success - 1883 - 396 pages
...circumstances under which we are compelled to act, we must put forth the vivida vis animi of him " Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star." We must place ourselves en...
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A Memorial of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town ...

Middlefield (Mass.) - 1883 - 112 pages
...speaks of " Some divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began And on a simple village green ; " Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star ; " Who makes by force his merit...
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Self-effort; or, The true method of attaining success in life

Joseph Johnson - Success - 1883 - 426 pages
...lines: — " Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, And on a simple village green : " Who breaks his birth's invidious bar, And grasps the skirts of happy Chance, And breasts the blow of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star : " Who makes by force his merit...
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