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* [http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/william-ernest-henley/invictus/ "Invictus"] by William Ernest Henley embodies this trope. |
* [http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/william-ernest-henley/invictus/ "Invictus"] by William Ernest Henley embodies this trope. |
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* [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s poem "The Overland Mail" portrays a postman in India as this, in terms that make "neither rain nor snow nor [[Discworld |
* [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s poem "The Overland Mail" portrays a postman in India as this, in terms that make "neither rain nor snow nor [[Discworld/Going Postal|glo m of ni t]]" seem kind of mild (bear in mind the poem specifically states he's doing '''all''' this at night ... in the jungle ... uphill): |
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{{quote| Is the torrent in spate? He must ford it or swim.<br /> |
{{quote| Is the torrent in spate? He must ford it or swim.<br /> |
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Has the rain wrecked the road? He must climb by the cliff.<br /> |
Has the rain wrecked the road? He must climb by the cliff.<br /> |
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Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" }} |
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" }} |
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* [http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/epitaph-on-an-army-of-mercenaries/ "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries"] by A. E. Housman invokes this, referring to the British Army in [[World War I]]. (Apparently the German press had been saying that the British soldiers, professionals rather than conscripts, should be considered mercenaries.) "What God abandoned, these defended" -- you can't get much more Determinator than that. |
* [http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/epitaph-on-an-army-of-mercenaries/ "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries"] by A. E. Housman invokes this, referring to the British Army in [[World War I]]. (Apparently the German press had been saying that the British soldiers, professionals rather than conscripts, should be considered mercenaries.) "What God abandoned, these defended" -- you can't get much more Determinator than that. |
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* As the page quote for the main page suggests, Ulysses (or Odysseus, if you prefer) is definitely one, whether in Alfred Lord Tennyson's ''[http://www.love-poems.me.uk/tennyson_ulysses.htm Ulysses]'' or in Homer's ''[[ |
* As the page quote for the main page suggests, Ulysses (or Odysseus, if you prefer) is definitely one, whether in Alfred Lord Tennyson's ''[http://www.love-poems.me.uk/tennyson_ulysses.htm Ulysses]'' or in Homer's ''[[The Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]''. |
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* Subverted with the [[Shel Silverstein]] poem, [http://des.emory.edu/mfp/littleblueengine.html "The Little Blue Engine"] |
* Subverted with the [[Shel Silverstein]] poem, [http://des.emory.edu/mfp/littleblueengine.html "The Little Blue Engine"] |
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