Item 01: G. O. Hawkins articles and notes ca. 1916-1919 - Page 105
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to attempt the duty that is expected of a man without turning away to seek shelter for the frail house of flesh in which he lives, and to be fortunate enough to exist in the midst of such merciless powers and their terrific detonations is indeed to live even if it be as an humble centre of agony and apprehension.
The instant of coming through those moments unscathed is one of supreme elation, but it is never without the realization that Providence or Chance or Good Luck or whatever there might be has stood close by with a God-permitted favour in one hand and in the other a scroll whereon is writ a part to be played in a numbered act at some unknown allotted time.
These Moments are, however too intense, to be borne repeatedly for any lengthy period with