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No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
