The men are much alarmed by certain speculations about women; and well they may be
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTEROne by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, ‘Grief will pass away.’
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Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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Lest the chain be broken Ere the pilgrimage be done.
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Kinds hearts are here; yet would the tenderest one Have limits to its mercy; God has none.
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Hours are golden links, God’s token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them
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Seated one day at the organ
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One of these lives is a fancy, But the other one is true.
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Dreams grow holy put in action; work grows fair through starry dreaming,
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I was weary and ill at ease, and my fingers wandered idly over the noisy keys.
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With heaven’s light upon their wings:Every word has its own spirit
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.
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And yet We lost it in this daily jar and fret, And now live idle in a vague regret
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Each man has some part to play.
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