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Article TO THE CRAFT ON THE PARTING YEAR 1838. ← Page 2 of 2
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To The Craft On The Parting Year 1838.
Without one flow ' r or verdant spot To cheer a Brother ' s lonely lot . But when revived by feeling ' s tears How rich the fruit the bruised heart bears : Refreshing flowers , and gushing springs ,
To cheer the pilgrim's wanderings . Ere from my verse impatient start , One question , Brother , ask thy heart , Is thy past year ' s record graced By deeds sweet Charity hath traced ?
If thou , from thy o ' erflowing store . Hath cheer'd the poor man ' s cottage door ; If thou hast dried the widow ' s eye , Changed to a smile the orphan ' s sigh ; GIVEN THY AID A ROOF TO RAISE
FOR AGED WORTH ' S DECLINING DAYS ? Fearlessly ponder o ' er the page , The BRIGHTEST of thy pilgrimage .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Craft On The Parting Year 1838.
Without one flow ' r or verdant spot To cheer a Brother ' s lonely lot . But when revived by feeling ' s tears How rich the fruit the bruised heart bears : Refreshing flowers , and gushing springs ,
To cheer the pilgrim's wanderings . Ere from my verse impatient start , One question , Brother , ask thy heart , Is thy past year ' s record graced By deeds sweet Charity hath traced ?
If thou , from thy o ' erflowing store . Hath cheer'd the poor man ' s cottage door ; If thou hast dried the widow ' s eye , Changed to a smile the orphan ' s sigh ; GIVEN THY AID A ROOF TO RAISE
FOR AGED WORTH ' S DECLINING DAYS ? Fearlessly ponder o ' er the page , The BRIGHTEST of thy pilgrimage .