Making Life Worth While Poem by George Eliot | 8th English Unit 3

Making Life Worth While Poem by George Eliot | 8th English Unit 3

Making Life Worth While

By George Eliot | 8th English : Unit 3 : Poem

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Making Life Worth While

Every soul that touches yours –

Be it the slightest contact –

Get there from some good;

Some little grace; one kindly thought;

One aspiration yet unfelt;

One bit of courage

For the darkening sky;

One gleam of faith

To brave the thickening ills of life;

One glimpse of brighter skies –

To make this life worthwhile

And heaven a surer heritage.

- George Eliot

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About the Poet

A portrait of Mary Ann Evans, known as George Eliot

Mary Ann Evans (1819 – 1880), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels.

Glossary

grace (n)
- elegance, charm
aspiration (n)
- a hope or ambition of achieving something, desire, wish
courage (n)
- bravery, valour
gleam (n)
- shine brightly
glimpse (n)
- glance, quick look
worthwhile (adj)
- valuable, purposeful
heritage (n)
- inheritance

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