< Poems (Coates 1916) < Volume I
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COURAGE
'T IS the front toward life that matters most—
The tone, the point of view,
The constancy that in defeat
Remains untouched and true;
For death in patriot fight may be
Less gallant than a smile,
And high endeavor, to the Gods,
Seems in itself worth while!
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