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Show 216 I do not know why tears must flow, Why human hearts must ache and break, Nor you nor I may ever know Why men their sacred vows forsake;... -Gethsemane, p. 226 No home! no spot on earth to call my own, No hearth with brightening glow, Where I can list to love's sweet tone, Away from worldly cant and show. - A Wanderer, p. 228 My love for thee I know is more Than heart hath ever known before! • • • So much I see to waken love, And life's most sacred impulse move:... --My Love for Thee, p. 229 (Re the above: what a great couplet couplet on marital sex!) Now for every pain and sorrow, And for every fault o'ercome, Recompense will surely follow, God will pour the healing balm. --Lines, p. 232 To have it said when life is done, That we were pure, and true, and good- What glorious laurels to have won, What perfect cause for gratitude! - T o Have It Said, p. 232 She comes to my window as soon as it's dawn To pick up each scattering crumb. I hear her cute chirp, and then she is gone With breakfast for all of her young... -The Magpie, p. 238 There opens to my quavering view A white, unwritten page of life! Oh, may I my full duty do, And ever prove a faithful wife. -The Wife to Be, pp. 240-242 Oh, my darling, I will miss you Every moment while you roam; How I'll long to fondly kiss you- How I'll yearn for you at home!... -Another Parting, p. 242 |
