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In Memoriam.
In Memoriam .
BY BKO . GEORGE MABKHAM TWEDUELL . ANOTHER dear old friend hath pass'd away From friends he loved on earth , ancl AA'as by them Esteem'd and loved , as a true , genial man , Who when he gave his hand , gave his heart too : As honest as the summer ' s day is light , And Avarm in his affections as the sun That Avakens all to life .
I see my friends FaE on all sides , nipt by the frosts of death , Like leaves from autumn trees : Avarning to me That I must soon bid this fair earth adieu ; For in is fair , though we deform it sore With hate , ancl violence , ancl selfishness , — With perfidy , oppression , and all crimes That spring from sensual feelings , ignorance Of Avhat mankind might be , and IIOAV A \ e best May realise its final destiny .
Oh , let us each , m our OAVU sphere , aspire To do AA'hat good Ave can Avhilst Ave are here ; So that AA'hene ' er the final summons comes , We may put" off this mortal coU" iu peace , And those AA'I IO will survive us then may feel That Ave have done our best to leave the Avorld Better than we had found it .
We have heir d Rich legacies of blessings from our sires ; And it is just that Ave should pass them doAvn , Not merely undiminish'd , but enhanced , To future generations .
He best serves His Maker Avho does most to bless his race ; To render life a higher thing to all That breathe our atmosphere ^ 'Tis not my faith That earth AviE ahvays be a lazar-house
, Ancl its inhabitants the loathsome slaves That in all ages most of them have been ; For every honest heart ' s a witness true In proving Avhat a better , happier Avorld , We might make of it , if each one would try To be themselves but truthful , kind , and AA'ise , —
To enlarge the little circle of their love ; Embrace Avithin their spirit ' s kindly folds , Not merely all mankind , but all that lives 2 1
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
In Memoriam.
In Memoriam .
BY BKO . GEORGE MABKHAM TWEDUELL . ANOTHER dear old friend hath pass'd away From friends he loved on earth , ancl AA'as by them Esteem'd and loved , as a true , genial man , Who when he gave his hand , gave his heart too : As honest as the summer ' s day is light , And Avarm in his affections as the sun That Avakens all to life .
I see my friends FaE on all sides , nipt by the frosts of death , Like leaves from autumn trees : Avarning to me That I must soon bid this fair earth adieu ; For in is fair , though we deform it sore With hate , ancl violence , ancl selfishness , — With perfidy , oppression , and all crimes That spring from sensual feelings , ignorance Of Avhat mankind might be , and IIOAV A \ e best May realise its final destiny .
Oh , let us each , m our OAVU sphere , aspire To do AA'hat good Ave can Avhilst Ave are here ; So that AA'hene ' er the final summons comes , We may put" off this mortal coU" iu peace , And those AA'I IO will survive us then may feel That Ave have done our best to leave the Avorld Better than we had found it .
We have heir d Rich legacies of blessings from our sires ; And it is just that Ave should pass them doAvn , Not merely undiminish'd , but enhanced , To future generations .
He best serves His Maker Avho does most to bless his race ; To render life a higher thing to all That breathe our atmosphere ^ 'Tis not my faith That earth AviE ahvays be a lazar-house
, Ancl its inhabitants the loathsome slaves That in all ages most of them have been ; For every honest heart ' s a witness true In proving Avhat a better , happier Avorld , We might make of it , if each one would try To be themselves but truthful , kind , and AA'ise , —
To enlarge the little circle of their love ; Embrace Avithin their spirit ' s kindly folds , Not merely all mankind , but all that lives 2 1