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Sonnet.
SONNET .
Another Christmas to the endless roll Of years is added ; the addition ' s nought To vast eternity—but the great thought That we are nearer to that final goal , That everlasting place of good or ill Destined for all—e ' en by one short year , Should occupy our minds ; and there instil-Not the fanatic ' s zeal—whereon the fear and whose life
Of death is e ' er attendant , ( Oft an epitome of fruitless strife With worldly passions ) often too doth close In dread and dark despair—without a shred Of hope ; not this—but the calm ancl sweet repose Of faith in Him who for us freely bled . BRO . , St . Thomas ' s Lodge . January 1 st , 1841 .
Resignation.
RESIGNATION .
Onward I wander with a weary heart , For baneful Care besets me on the way ; And , though I soothe or threaten , taunt or pray , She will not from her cruel course depart ! Wherefore I must endure the weight , or smart , Of her assaults , as meekly as I may , Nor weak impatience show , nor poor affright display .
Firmly , but mildly thus , if she be met , With no sad trace of past or passing throe , So tired with useless torment , she may grow , As further woes to cancel or forget ! And Fortune , who did never aid me yet—But always ran too fast , or walked too slow—Perchance , my steps may guide , and forward with me go . J . LEE STEVENS .
To Lizzie.
TO LIZZIE .
" Virtue is its own rcsvarrt . " Did Virtue thus her value gain , Ancl were the price in money told , Thine unrequited would remain—For who could count its worth in gold ? J . LEE STEVENS .
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Sonnet.
SONNET .
Another Christmas to the endless roll Of years is added ; the addition ' s nought To vast eternity—but the great thought That we are nearer to that final goal , That everlasting place of good or ill Destined for all—e ' en by one short year , Should occupy our minds ; and there instil-Not the fanatic ' s zeal—whereon the fear and whose life
Of death is e ' er attendant , ( Oft an epitome of fruitless strife With worldly passions ) often too doth close In dread and dark despair—without a shred Of hope ; not this—but the calm ancl sweet repose Of faith in Him who for us freely bled . BRO . , St . Thomas ' s Lodge . January 1 st , 1841 .
Resignation.
RESIGNATION .
Onward I wander with a weary heart , For baneful Care besets me on the way ; And , though I soothe or threaten , taunt or pray , She will not from her cruel course depart ! Wherefore I must endure the weight , or smart , Of her assaults , as meekly as I may , Nor weak impatience show , nor poor affright display .
Firmly , but mildly thus , if she be met , With no sad trace of past or passing throe , So tired with useless torment , she may grow , As further woes to cancel or forget ! And Fortune , who did never aid me yet—But always ran too fast , or walked too slow—Perchance , my steps may guide , and forward with me go . J . LEE STEVENS .
To Lizzie.
TO LIZZIE .
" Virtue is its own rcsvarrt . " Did Virtue thus her value gain , Ancl were the price in money told , Thine unrequited would remain—For who could count its worth in gold ? J . LEE STEVENS .