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Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.
Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.
You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine read more
Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold;
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all read more
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire.
Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."
Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."
The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.
The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
