With a lift of his chin, and a bit of a grin
Without any doubting or quit it,
He started to sing, as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.
Source: In Inspiring Quotations, by Albert W. Wells, Jr., 1988.
-- Edgar A Guest, (Aug 20 1881-1959), US poet, journalist; He was noted for homespun verse collections; Hosted Detroit radio show, 1931-42; wrote Just Folks, 1917 and Heap O' Livin!, 1916.