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If he had stood stanchly on the New England doctrines
and principles in which he was educated, and which I think
he believed in his heart, he would have kept his State on
the right side. Shortly before the campaign in which he was
defeated for Senator, he said in the cloak room, in my hearing,
that he did not propose to be a martyr. He was the author
or a beautiful poem, entitled "Opportunity," which I think
should accompany this imperfect sketch.
OPPORTUNITY
Master of human destinies am I!
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait,
Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
Hovel and mart and palace--soon or late
I knock unbidden once at every gate!
If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before
I turn away. It is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore.
I answer not, and I return no more!
Ingalls was a native of Haverhill, Massachusetts.


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