Man is the creature of circumstances.

Man is the creature of circumstances.

Circumstances alter cases.

Circumstances alter cases.

And circumstance, that unspiritual god,
And miscreator, makes and helps along
Our coming evils, with a critch-like read more

And circumstance, that unspiritual god,
And miscreator, makes and helps along
Our coming evils, with a critch-like rod,
Whose touch turns hope to dust--the dust we all have trod.

Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.

Men are the sport of circumstances, when
The circumstances seem the sport of men.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Accidental and fortuitous concourse of atoms.

Circumstances beyond my individual control.

Circumstances beyond my individual control.

I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse--borne away with every breath.

I am the very slave of circumstance
And impulse--borne away with every breath.

Who does the best that circumstance allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.

Who does the best that circumstance allows,
Does well, acts nobly, angels could no more.

Odd instances of strange coincidence.

Odd instances of strange coincidence.