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Pakenham Thoma Beatty said it first. His poetry is written in 'old English' that takes a bit of deciphering these days! Some of these old English words and phrases come up in SAT, GMAT, and GRE tests using texts from different classic authors.
There is a fun quiz beneath the poem, with answers.
To Thine Own Self Be True by Packenham Thomas Beatty
By thine own soul's law learn to live,
And if men thwart thee take no heed,
And if men hate thee have no care;
Sing thou thy song and do thy deed.
Hope thou thy hope and pray thy prayer,
And claim no crown they will not give,
Nor bays they grudge thee for thy hair.
Keep thou thy soul-worn steadfast oath,
And to thy heart be true thy heart;
What thy soul teaches learn to know,
And play out thine appointed part,
And thou shalt reap as thou shalt sow,
Nor helped nor hindered in thy growth,
To thy full stature thou shalt grow.
Fix on the future's goal thy face,
And let thy feet be lured to stray
Nowhither, but be swift to run,
And nowhere tarry by the way,
Until at last the end is won
And thou mayst look back from thy place
And see thy long day's journey done.
Quiz?
1)What does steadfast mean?
2)Which word beginning with 'th' means 'you' in old English?
3)Which 'th' word beginning with 'th' means 'yours' in English?
4)What does 'tarry' mean?
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Answers:
1)dedicated, unwavering, resolute
2)thee
3)thine
4)delay leaving
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