To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERDo not look at life’s long sorrow; see how small each moment’s pain.
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I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be a pleasant road.
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going
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Hours are golden links, God’s token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them
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The men are much alarmed by certain speculations about women; and well they may be
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On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
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Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
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For when the horse and ass begin to think and argue, adieu to riding and driving.
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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Lest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife, / Some pure idea of a noble life / That once seemed possible?
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Half my life is full of sorrow, Half of joy, still fresh and new
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But where each flows on unmingling, both are fruitless and in vain.
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife
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