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ambitious aims to inspire, I commenced the course of study which was to fit me for my new avocations. Ofttimes was I found in the deep valley of humiliation, where I sat me down and sighed; an

d for the might and the mastery; for while many a daisy was crushed in my path, many a rose bloomed upon

erved secrecy in this matter in the fear of disappointment, and determined if it came to bear it alone. One day a professor called me to him and said: "You have written to the Governor, and his r

dness. I afterward accompanied a delegation from our school to Annapolis, where we gave an entertainment. The Governor, coming up to our little group, said, in cheerful tones, "I am going to see if I can recognize the

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to this time there came among our many visitors a good friend from Loudon county, Virginia, named Richard Henry Taylor, who promised

e the world, and with patience bear its frowns or enjoy it

nna in the wilderness, ofttimes wet with the dews of heavenly love; and ever, in my laborious pilgrima