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Poem
September 9, 1903
The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
Poem urging perseverance and courage despite public ridicule and laughter from the crowd, using examples of Alexander the Great and Lord Byron to illustrate that only the brave who ignore scoffers achieve success and victory.
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OCR Quality
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The Laughter of the Crowd.
Let him not hope to do great deeds
Who fears that other men may laugh;
The bravery he shows who leads
A host to battle is not half
As great as is his fearlessness
Who dares, though others laugh, to try:
Who has the strength and will to try
Ahead, well knowing that the high,
Shrill laughter of the scoffers rings:
Who, hearing them, builds out of things.
Men laughed at Alexander ere
The world had come beneath his sway:
They laughed at Byron, who could dare
To still keep on his chosen way
Since man first sought success the crowd
Has laughed to see the anxious try,
And only they have won who, proud
And brave, have made the laughter
die:
Who suffers men to laugh him down
Must not expect a victor's crown.
--S. E. Kiser.
Let him not hope to do great deeds
Who fears that other men may laugh;
The bravery he shows who leads
A host to battle is not half
As great as is his fearlessness
Who dares, though others laugh, to try:
Who has the strength and will to try
Ahead, well knowing that the high,
Shrill laughter of the scoffers rings:
Who, hearing them, builds out of things.
Men laughed at Alexander ere
The world had come beneath his sway:
They laughed at Byron, who could dare
To still keep on his chosen way
Since man first sought success the crowd
Has laughed to see the anxious try,
And only they have won who, proud
And brave, have made the laughter
die:
Who suffers men to laugh him down
Must not expect a victor's crown.
--S. E. Kiser.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Perseverance
Ridicule
Courage
Success
Alexander
Byron
Scoffers
What entities or persons were involved?
S. E. Kiser
Poem Details
Title
The Laughter Of The Crowd.
Author
S. E. Kiser
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Let Him Not Hope To Do Great Deeds
Who Fears That Other Men May Laugh;
Men Laughed At Alexander Ere
The World Had Come Beneath His Sway:
They Laughed At Byron, Who Could Dare
To Still Keep On His Chosen Way
And Only They Have Won Who, Proud
And Brave, Have Made The Laughter
Die: