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I'm stuck on a couple of words here (anniversary isn't my edition, but I'll take a stab at it!)
"He worked by day
and toiled by night
_____ up play
and _____ would lie (?)
Dry because he read
new things to learn (?)
and forged ahead
success to earn (?).
He plodded on
with faith and pluck
and when he won
men ______ it luck."
So what did I miss?
Getting close! If you learn the Anniversary brief forms, you could figure most of it out. Here are some hints:
1. The outline before "up play" is a phrase, composed of two brief forms.
2. The sideways o-hook on the fourth line is a brief form.
3. On the same line, it is not "would lie", but a single word: it doesn't have the final t because final t's are omitted in Anniversary in most outlines that end with the broken circle.
4. On the fifth line, b-k-s is not "because", but the plural of a brief form.
5. On the last line, k-u-disjoined t is the past tense of a brief form.
"He worked by day
And toiled by night.
He gave up play
And all delight.
Dry books he read
New things to learn,
And forged ahead,
Success to earn.
He plodded on
With faith and pluck,
And when he won,
Men called it luck."
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Yay! Thank you! :o)
Thank you for the practice!
You're welcome!
I mistook "books" for "because" but otherwise read right through. Feeling so proud! Thanks for posting.
Awesome Connie! And this is Anniversary Gregg!