Pushing to the front (1894)

[...]... THEN/' where path who pass the was limits the the cross dreaded victory defeat engineers the explore to daring spirit saw glorious to the Westminster or probable POSSIBLE he I shall to- morrow and eye of ships, respective peerage quick opportunity an FRONT time this gained Abbey." THE their to go " added " TO might excused gigantic all and the and the besieged torious vic- gates the the of of fail to. .. from fallen but Newton fall the head earth the by their of momentum from first in planets if as the was the to the universe the trees, all them hurling chaos had jarred Adam, an had prevents to the beyond unknown holds in the atoms wildly they which lie had who Europe into heedless that in for out thinking, realize same scientific the it remained apples often to star testimony mute to tain cer- world... time into turned boy's spoiled short a rich and not was earnest, the pay in was The masters, Antonio to honor learned guests made dinner the would that been had scullion, a FRONT distinguished the the THE taken have the conquered H waited have who E says for besieged them; and chance; " Chapin, made are but chances the chance; the chance servitor." There that not may you will opportunities only The of... arranged lowing fol- pages aim The youth the act to been has to Columbus possibilitiesto ; the over past, get his him to make for he can from lesson tell not be taken he must not it; to tell the of the for higher place a wait boy how into hole wedged him find the his can be youth standard but in power; who to has of the in him show he a to life; land where Congress learned the in a out been help teach... the grip his of horse although by inch, the the PUSHING 4 TO hills surrounding FRONT THE were held soon Union by soldiers Were these they were things compelled of Did the Tuscans the Tiber idas march the of of Armada? he from gathered his for years climes Ney, which a on hundred into left the disabled Austrian silenced from single a personally in fought triumph? the when " lose not was Lawrence, which... to young to lect se- number PUSHING 14 TO They were amazed, who had been watch In they as months kind the these passed, A in boy and car, severed has until took his by pressure " " patient study The great Life he equal great and his to the the first is death long The saving a surgeon," waiting, is he critical in the Can do his and suddenly operation is Time emergency? and ing bleed- become to young... coast while themselves Thermopylae at or injured General? at had chance, indomitable the companions two of result by things adjust with tius the " rowed British Winchester gaged? en- many when " apparent Perry when the to guns? " just agara, Ni- when as the MAN AND THE Union retreat turned the when tide that their History of have results resolute action there True, but, the the on as by crossed the Don't... Creation of history Laplace of their from valuable a supposed evidences invariable and manufacture, but visible the in stages them exceptions, they being remaining the to formation; of familiar regarded exceptions planetary sole and Saturn, curious instead that, the of rings as of law astronomers ages dazzled the in ears the the of vain eyes, men and der thun- since attempt to the call i8 PUSHING their attention... asked among sculptor " " concealed was wings the ? name the will best not opportunity the ill-fated night was him it? use lot," said to a shipmaster, steamer closing in, " to Central the sea PUSHING 20 TO rolling and but high; steamer in am ' Will lay by ' " I tried the was keep its found by the I till me in the grave Herndon Captain bitterness had but his of his to indecision and the in the me don Hern-... opportunity an is article OPPORTUNITY THE AND MAN of portuniti op- throw life- PUSHING io time Like every flower bees, their they Every circumstance to THE TO of honey from they meet, every extract person the something adds day, useful of store FRONT knowledge or sonal per- does not power " is visit once when his finds she she nobody in There in goes the with of York New the a European free and accepted, . him to another attempt; so once more the gleanings of odd bits of time for years have been arranged in the fol-lowing pages. The aim has been to spur. the perplexed youth to act the Columbus to his own undis-covered possibilities ; to urge him not to brood over the past, nor dream of the future, but to get his lesson from the hour; to encourage him to make every occasion a great occasion, for. and teaching les-sons that have been told and taught by many others from Solomon down. In these well- worn and trite topics lie " the marrow of the wisdom of the world." "Though old the thought, and oft expressed, Tis his at last who says it best." The. his spare mo-ments for ten years, when a fire destroyed all his manuscript and notes. The memory of some of the lost illustrations of difficulties overcome stimulated him to another attempt; so once more the gleanings of odd bits of time for years have been arranged in the fol-lowing pages. The aim has been to spur. the perplexed youth to act the