Here's a hand to the boy who has courage
To do what he knows to be right;
When he falls in the way of temptation
He has a hard battle to fight.
Who strives against self and his comrades
Will find a most powerful foe:
All honor to him if he conquers;
A cheer for the boy who says "No!"
There's many a battle fought daily
The world knows nothing about;
There's many a brave little soldier
Whose strength puts a legion to rout.
And he who fights sin single-handed
Is more of a hero, I say,
Than he who leads soldiers to battle,
And conquers by arms in the fray.
Be steadfast, my boy, when you're tempted,
And do what you know to be right;
Stand firm by the colors of manhood,
And you will o'ercome in the fight.
"The right!" be your battle cry ever
In waging the warfare of life;
And God, who knows who are the heroes,
Will give you the strength for the strife.
_Phoebe Cary._
From "Poems for the Study of Language." Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,
Publishers.
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Write sentences each containing one of the following words:
I, me; he, him; she, her; they, them.
Memory Gems:
For raising the spirits, for brightening the eyes, for bringing back
vanished smiles, for making one brave and courageous, light-hearted and
happy, there is nothing like a good Confession.
_Father Bearne, S.J._
Heroes must be more than driftwood
Floating on a waveless tide.
For right is right, since God is God;
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be disloyalty,
To falter would be sin.
_Father Faber._
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the
Faith.
_St. Paul._
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