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* [http://www.poemhunter.com/best-poems/william-ernest-henley/invictus/ "Invictus"] by William Ernest Henley embodies this trope.
* [[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 (Discworld)|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):
{{quote|Is the torrent in spate? He must ford it or swim.
Has the rain wrecked the road? He must climb by the cliff.
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