IN the battle rush o' life, Be a man! In the never-ceasing strife, Be a man! If at hammer, plough, or pen, Show to a' your fellow-men, duty's creed ye only ken, Like a man! Though your lot is unco hard, Be a man! Though ye reap but sma' reward, Be a man! Life is best when guid an' true, Honest deeds ne'er sink frae view, Richt repays, if ye pursue Like a man! When amid your lowly friends, Be a man! When success your path attends, Be a man! Bear a jealous neebor's hate, Bear the cauldness o' the great, Bear the troubles o' your fate, Like a man! If o'erwhelm'd wi' pain or grief, Be a man! Though your joys gi'e nae relief, Be a man! Stand erect before a foe, Ne'er a coward's effort show, Smile on Death's exultin' blow Like a man! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GRIN by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE SONG, FR. THE TWO GENTELEM OF VERONA by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE VERSES TO A FRIEND by BERNARD BARTON CHARITY by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD THE DISTRESSED TRAVELLERS; OR, LABOUR IN VAIN by WILLIAM COWPER LIFE AND DEATH: 4 by CHRISTOPHER PEARSE CRANCH |