January
GOOD-DAY , new world! Like him of Genoa,
We glad adventurers kneel and kiss the strand
Of our emprise, — this new-discovered land
Of time, — and cry, " Good-day, new world! good day! "
Onward, brave hearts! keep doubt and fear at bay!
These ambushed ills which lurk on every hand
Are but allies to lead us into grand
Possession of ourselves, and of the way.
Oh year! new year! World yet untried and strange!
For him who thus adventures, all good things
You hold in store; for he it is who brings
Hope to the front, and courage: him, no change
Shall harm or weaken, nor shall any chance
Rob him of his divine inheritance.
We glad adventurers kneel and kiss the strand
Of our emprise, — this new-discovered land
Of time, — and cry, " Good-day, new world! good day! "
Onward, brave hearts! keep doubt and fear at bay!
These ambushed ills which lurk on every hand
Are but allies to lead us into grand
Possession of ourselves, and of the way.
Oh year! new year! World yet untried and strange!
For him who thus adventures, all good things
You hold in store; for he it is who brings
Hope to the front, and courage: him, no change
Shall harm or weaken, nor shall any chance
Rob him of his divine inheritance.
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