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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 388, 25 June 1866, Page 1

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WHERE 'THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY. JJ2YE have faith in old provorbs full surely, ViK* For Wisdom has traced what they tell. And Truth may be drawn up as purely From them as it may from " a well.” let us question the thinkers and doers,' And hear what they honestly say, And you’ll find they beliere like bold wooers, Xu “ Where there’s a will there’s a way." . The hills have been high for man’s mounting, The woods have been dense for his axe, The stars hare been thick for his counting. The sands have been wide for his tracks; The sea has been deep for his diving, The poles have been wide for his sway. But bravely he’s proved in his striving That “ Where’s a will there’s a way." Have ye vices that ask a destroyer ? Or passions that need your control? let Reason become your employer. And your body be ruled by your soul. Fight on, though you bleed in the trial, Resist with all strength that you may; Te may conquer sin’s host by denial; For “Where there’s a will there’s a way." Have ye Poverty’s pinching to cope with ? Does suffering weigh down your might ? Only call up a spirit to hope with, And dawn may come out of the night. Oh, much may be done by defying • The ghosts of Despair and Dismay; And much may be gained by relying On “ Whebe there’s a will there’s a way." Eliza Cook.