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Title: The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1900
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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Publisher: W. Shepherd, Castle St, Forfar
Contributing Library: Angus Council
Digitizing Sponsor: National Library of Scotland

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ret right.Could we see the golden chie and win it, Lay our hand to work with heart and might. True it is we shall not live in story.But we may be waves within a tide, Hel/> the hjcnian Jlood to near the glory. That shall shine when we have toicd and died. Therefore, thoui;h ft tv praise or help or heed its,Let Its work—witli head, or heart, or han I, For we knozv theftitiire ages need ns.We vnist help our time to take its stand. Thai the after day miy make beginjii)igWhere our present labotir hath ics end; So rach age, by that bifore it zvinnir/g.To t/te following help in tnrn shall lend. Each sins^le struggle hath its far vibration.Working results that tvork results again ; Eailure and d^atk are vo annihilattcn, Our tears,absorFd, ivill make soiiiefutiire rain^ Let ns toil on ; the work we leave behind us,Jhough incomplete,. Gods hand will yetembalm, A nd use it some way ; and the news ivillfind usIn heaven above, and sweeten endless calm. Prudence is not satisfied with vtayles.
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THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. (From a ^hoiograJ>h hy Messrs. Bassano, Old Bond Street, W.) Born 23rd July, 1833. Succeeded to the title on the death of his father, 1891. Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire and Co. Waterford, Heir: Victor C. W. Cavendish, M.P., Nephew. Patience grows not in every garden. The Duke of Devonshire. ^nij? HE present Duke of Devonshire is the eighth^J>^ to hold that title. He is the son of theseventh duke and Blanche, the daughter of thesixth Earl of Carlisle. Previous to his succeeding to the dukedom in 1891 he had been long well-known to the world as the Marquis of Hartina;ion. He entered on political life in 1857 as Parllainentaiy member f)r North Lancashire, his place being on the ) iberal side of the House After holding several minor offices he attainedto Cabinet rank in 1866, when he became Secre-tary fcr War. He was Postmaster-General inMr. Gladstones first administration, and heldthat office till 1871, when he was made ChiefSecretary for Ireland. When Mr.

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