Careful Words

endurance (n.)

The reason firm, the temperate will,

Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill;

A perfect woman, nobly planned,

To warn, to comfort, and command.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850): She was a Phantom of Delight.

Endurance is the crowning quality,

And patience all the passion of great hearts.

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891): Columbus.

The victory of endurance born.

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878): The Battle-Field.