PERSEVERANCE. 149 please. Try your strength by little and little, and after a few years, not months, nor days, but years, you will be astonished at your progress, and be cured of your self- distrust. Persevere.—Think well before you begin. But having once begun, persevere through good report and through evil report, and you shall have your reward. * Wy rr , Wi. th = ‘a ae) $ SS 13 §