<h2><SPAN name="page121"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>CONQUEST</h2>
<p class="poetry">Talk not of strength, until your heart has
known<br/>
And fought with weakness through long hours alone.</p>
<p class="poetry">Talk not of virtue, till your conquering
soul<br/>
Has met temptation and gained full control.</p>
<p class="poetry">Boast not of garments, all unscorched by
sin,<br/>
Till you have passed, unscathed, through fires within.</p>
<p class="poetry">Oh, poor that pride the unscarred soldier
shows,<br/>
Who safe in camp, has never faced his foes.</p>
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