Here’s a hand to the boy who has courage To do what he knows to be right; When he falls in the way of temptation, He has a hard battle to fight. Who strives against self and his comrade Will find a most powerful foe. All honor to him if he conquers. A cheer for the boy who says, “No! ”There’s many a battle fought daily The world knows nothing about; There’s many a brave little soldier Whose strength puts a legion to rout. And he who fights sin singlehanded Is more of a hero, I say, Than he who leads soldiers to battle And conquers by arms in the fray. Be steadfast, my boy, when you’re tempted, To do what you know to be right. Stand firm by the colors of manhood, And you will o’ercome in the fight.“ The right, ” be your battle cry ever In waging the warfare of life, And God, who knows who are the heroes, Will give you the strength for the strife. . Phoebe Cary
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This poem is about a brave little soldier who fights against sin singlehandedly. One can find many battles in life, but they are rarely fought by one person. It is more likely that you will find yourself struggling against different temptations and battles. You must fight against your own self and the other people who want you to do wrong to get to what you know to be right.

Battles are fought day after day, but no one knows about them. There is also another kind of battle that people don’t talk about because it is too embarrassing or painful to discuss. The poem mentions that there are other battles that are fought daily that people don’t know about.

These battles are the ones where someone has to singlehandedly defeat the enemy. That person is more of a hero than anyone who leads soldiers into battle and wins by arms in the fray.

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