Lives of Individuals Who Raised Themselves From Poverty to Eminence or Fortune (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The lesson given by Shakspeare, in the lines which form the motto of this volume, he seems to have considered as one of the highest importance; for, in the same tragedy whence these lines are taken, he repeats it in the following emphatic words: -

"There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows, and in miseries."

The volume which is now submitted to the public, affords practical illustrations of the truth of the lesson which is taught by our immortal dramatist. It shows that, in spite of every disadvantage, men may rise far above the humble station in which they were born, acquire riches and honours, and leave a name worthy of being remembered. That every man can soar to eminence is obviously impossible; but there are few cases in which, at some period or other of their existence, individuals have not an opportunity of at least bettering their fate: a few rounds of the ladder may be ascended, though the summit of it cannot be reached.

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