Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTEROne by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
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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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Do not look at life’s long sorrow; see how small each moment’s pain.
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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Hark! the hours are softly calling Bidding Spring arise To listen to the rain-drops falling From the cloudy skies
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With heaven’s light upon their wings:Every word has its own spirit
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But still our place is kept, and it will wait, Ready for us to fill it, soon or late.
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Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
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Each man has some part to play.
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife
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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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No star is lost once we have seen
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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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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife, / Some pure idea of a noble life / That once seemed possible?
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