Read Sweet How Others Strove
poem 260
Read Sweet How Others Strove - meaning Summary
Courage Learned Through Example
The poem urges readers to learn courage and conviction by reading about others’ sacrifices. Observing what predecessors renounced and endured makes us "stouter" and less afraid, and their faithful witness becomes practical help. Imagery of burning, hymns, and a river evokes martyrdom and resilient faith. Ordinary names move beyond archival record into lasting renown, suggesting moral example as a force that cultivates communal strength and spiritual inheritance.
Read Complete AnalysesRead Sweet how others strove Till we are stouter What they renounced Till we are less afraid How many times they bore the faithful witness Till we are helped As if a Kingdom cared! Read then of faith That shone above the fagot Clear strains of Hymn The River could not drown Brave names of Men And Celestial Women Passed out of Record Into Renown!
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