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My Cousin.
Then vanished all thoughts of concealing , I poured forth the tale of my love : I swore I'd remain ever kneeling , Till her heart in return I coidd move ; First she laughed , then her accents grew tender , —
¦ " Just fancy , they'd laugh at us so , For , " she raised her forefinger so slender , " After all , we are cousins , you know . "
But I proved , ' neath the holly-Avreathed rafter , While her face with bright blushes was dyed , That Ave surely could stand others' laughter , When the jest would be all on our side ; So , ere Summer can fling round her bounty ,
When Easter ' s pale lilies shall MOAV , Then my cousin , the belle of the county , Will be more than my cousin , you know
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" Il Sait Gagner Qui Sai T Attendre !"
" IL SAIT GAGNER QUI SAIT ATTENDRE ! "
( Suggested by a paragraph in February ' s " Monthly Summary" of Magazine . ) WEAK indeed must the heart be that yields to . despondency , And labours on cheerlessly , yearning for fame ; If with patience one Avails , tho' through long years of drudgery ,
Time will render due homage , and give us a name . ¦ It may not be granted as we deem successfully , With trumpets high sounding , and laureate ' s meed : 'Tis for us to use gifts which He lends to us—honestly , With aim of the highest , and purest of creed .
Thus in some lonely breast a deep chord may be sounded , And comfort be drawn soothing bitterest grief , Courage breathed to a faint heart , Avhich once like ours bounded , Rest given , and refreshment—unfailing relief . Surely such a reward will be grand compensation
For long hours of weariness , early and late , When that adage Ave've proved in its best acceptation , "He knows how to win , who knows hoAV to wait !" Etoile
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
My Cousin.
Then vanished all thoughts of concealing , I poured forth the tale of my love : I swore I'd remain ever kneeling , Till her heart in return I coidd move ; First she laughed , then her accents grew tender , —
¦ " Just fancy , they'd laugh at us so , For , " she raised her forefinger so slender , " After all , we are cousins , you know . "
But I proved , ' neath the holly-Avreathed rafter , While her face with bright blushes was dyed , That Ave surely could stand others' laughter , When the jest would be all on our side ; So , ere Summer can fling round her bounty ,
When Easter ' s pale lilies shall MOAV , Then my cousin , the belle of the county , Will be more than my cousin , you know
Graphic .
" Il Sait Gagner Qui Sai T Attendre !"
" IL SAIT GAGNER QUI SAIT ATTENDRE ! "
( Suggested by a paragraph in February ' s " Monthly Summary" of Magazine . ) WEAK indeed must the heart be that yields to . despondency , And labours on cheerlessly , yearning for fame ; If with patience one Avails , tho' through long years of drudgery ,
Time will render due homage , and give us a name . ¦ It may not be granted as we deem successfully , With trumpets high sounding , and laureate ' s meed : 'Tis for us to use gifts which He lends to us—honestly , With aim of the highest , and purest of creed .
Thus in some lonely breast a deep chord may be sounded , And comfort be drawn soothing bitterest grief , Courage breathed to a faint heart , Avhich once like ours bounded , Rest given , and refreshment—unfailing relief . Surely such a reward will be grand compensation
For long hours of weariness , early and late , When that adage Ave've proved in its best acceptation , "He knows how to win , who knows hoAV to wait !" Etoile