The Magic Word (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Magic Word<br><br>The Magic Word<br><br>VI.<br><br>Nay, this is madness, cries the friend,<br>Thy fevered cheek is pale -<br>When health and happiness are lost,<br>Can empty Fame avail<br>Alas! such words are vain as air!<br>He dreams not what controul<br>That Magic Word Encouragement<br>Hath over such a soul!<br><br>VII.<br><br>For harken to his stern reply:<br>'Oh, Pleasure's idle son,<br>Wealth, honour, rank, a world were naught.<br>If I must die unknown:<br>Could I believe such were my fate,<br>Then every fruitless breath<br>Which Life condemns my heart to heave,<br>Would prove a living death!'<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.