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The Society Of The Rose Croix.*
the faith . Such an accommodation ought to have made all" think from that epoch , that in such a matter there is nothing more nice , more humane , or more rapid in action than toleration . We give this most interesting chapter for the information of our brother students , aud whether they agree or not with all the conclusions of Mr . Figuier , they will admire , as we do , the lucidity of his statements , and the eloquence of his words .
What More Can I Say ? *
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY ? *
BY MM . O . TXTHY ask for the idle jest to-day ? ' ^ Why seek the pleasant words When sympathies have passed away , Which could wake the living chords ?
Ended is each ancient feeling Of tenderness all so true , Since memory is revealing But a far off glimpse of yon .
For time which severs many hearts , Has sundered you and me , We each must play our different parts In our onward destiny : And you and I again together Perhaps no more may be , As e ' en through fair or cloud y weather , We float along life ' s sea .
After those long and severed years , Such fancies cease to bless , Amid our joys , amid our fears , They seek not our loneliness . No , distance has covered with a cloak Of dimness each gay scene , We may not speak as we have spoke , Nor be as we have been .
Farewell—if others seek to-clay To say what once I said ; If memories will no longer stay , If the old heart be dead , What can ' st thou want again with me F What can I say once more ? The past , the past has ceased to be , The rileasant dream is o ' er .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Society Of The Rose Croix.*
the faith . Such an accommodation ought to have made all" think from that epoch , that in such a matter there is nothing more nice , more humane , or more rapid in action than toleration . We give this most interesting chapter for the information of our brother students , aud whether they agree or not with all the conclusions of Mr . Figuier , they will admire , as we do , the lucidity of his statements , and the eloquence of his words .
What More Can I Say ? *
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY ? *
BY MM . O . TXTHY ask for the idle jest to-day ? ' ^ Why seek the pleasant words When sympathies have passed away , Which could wake the living chords ?
Ended is each ancient feeling Of tenderness all so true , Since memory is revealing But a far off glimpse of yon .
For time which severs many hearts , Has sundered you and me , We each must play our different parts In our onward destiny : And you and I again together Perhaps no more may be , As e ' en through fair or cloud y weather , We float along life ' s sea .
After those long and severed years , Such fancies cease to bless , Amid our joys , amid our fears , They seek not our loneliness . No , distance has covered with a cloak Of dimness each gay scene , We may not speak as we have spoke , Nor be as we have been .
Farewell—if others seek to-clay To say what once I said ; If memories will no longer stay , If the old heart be dead , What can ' st thou want again with me F What can I say once more ? The past , the past has ceased to be , The rileasant dream is o ' er .