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Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
Who thought he'd won
The field as certain as a gun.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory.
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
The smile of God is victory.
The smile of God is victory.
Victory is a thing of the will.
Victory is a thing of the will.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
There are many victories worse than a defeat.
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
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Not one of all the purple host
Who took the flag to-day
Can tell the definition
So clear of victory,
As he, defeated, dying,
On whose forbidden ear
The distant strains of triumph
Break agonized and clear.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
