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one reckless strife。 

     Do   not   venture   all�察  �child�察  �In   one   frail�察  �weak   heart�察  �So�察  �through   any 

shipwreck�察�You may save a part。 

     Where your soul is tempted Most to trust your fate�察�There�察�with double 

caution�察�Linger�察�fear�察�and wait。 

     Measure   all   you   givestill   Counting   what   you   take�察  �Love   for   love�此�

so placing Each an equal stake。 

     Treasure love�察�though ready Still to live without。 In your fondest trust�察�

keep Just one thread of doubt。 

     Build    on   no  to´morrow�察     �Love    has  but   to´day�此  �If  the  links   seem 

slackening�察�Cut the bond away。 

     Trust no prayer nor promise�察�Words are grains of sand�察�To keep your 

heart unbroken�察�Hold it in your hand。 

     That your love may finish Calm as it begun�察�Learn this lesson better�察�

Dear�察�than I have done。 

     Years   hence�察  �perhaps�察  �this   warning You   shall   give   again�察  �In   just   the 

self´same words�察�dear�察�Andjust as muchin vain。 



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                    VERSE�此                  �MAXIMUS 



    Many�察�if God should make them kings�察�Might not disgrace the throne 

He gave�察�How few who could as well fulfil The holier office of a slave。 

    I hold him great who�察�for Love's sake Can give�察�with generous�察�earnest 

will�察   �  Yet  he  who   takes   for  Love's   sweet   sake�察  �I  think  I  hold  more 

generous still。 

    I prize the instinct that can turn From vain pretence with proud disdain�察�

Yet more I prize a simple heart�察�Paying credulity with pain。 

    I bow before the noble mind That freely some great wrong forgives�察�

Yet nobler is the one forgiven�察�Who bears that burden well�察�and lives。 

    It may be hard to gain�察�and still To keep a lowly steadfast heart Yet he 

who loses has to fill A harder and a truer part。 

     Glorious it is to wear the crown Of a deserved and pure success�察 � He 

who knows how to fail has won A Crown whose lustre is not less。 

     Great   may   he   be   who   can   command   And   rule   with   just   and   tender 

sway�察�Yet is diviner wisdom taught Better by him who can obey。 

    Blessed   are   those   who   die   for   God�察�And   earn   the   Martyr's   crown   of 

light ´ Yet he who lives for God may be A greater Conqueror in His sight。 



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                      VERSE�此                   �OPTIMUS 



     There is a deep and subtle snare Whose sure temptation hardly fails�察�

Which�察�just because it looks so fair�察�Only a noble heart assails。 

     So all the more we need be strong Against this false and seeming Right�察�

Which none the less is deadly wrong�察�Because it glitters clothed in light。 

     When duties unfulfilled remain�察�Or noble works are left unplanned�察�Or 

when great deeds cry out in vain On coward heart and trembling hand�察 � 

     Then   will   a   seeming Angel   speak�此       �   ;The   hours   are   fleetinggreat 

the need ´ If thou art strong and others weak�察�Thine be the effort and the 

deed。 

     ;Deaf are their ears who ought to hear�察�Idle their hands�察�and dull their 

soul�察�While sloth�察�or ignorance�察�or fear�察�Fetters them with a blind control。 

     ;Sort   thou   the   tangled   web   aright�察  �Take   thou   the   toiltake   thou   the 

pain�此  �For   fear   the   hour   begin   its   flight�察  �While   Right   and   Duty   plead   in 

vain。; 

     And   now   it   is   I   bid   thee   pause�察  �Nor   let   this   Tempter   bend   thy   will�此�

There are diviner�察�truer laws That teach a nobler lesson still。 

     Learn that each duty makes its claim Upon one soul�此                �not each on all。 

How�察  �if   God   speaks   thy   Brother's   name�察  �Dare   thou   make   answer   to   the 

call�拭�

     The greater peril in the strife�察�The less this evil should be done�察�For as 

in battle�察�so in life�察�Danger and honour still are one。 

     Arouse him then�此� this is thy part�此�Show him the claim�察�point out the 

need�察�And nerve his arm�察�and cheer his heart�察�Then stand aside�察�and say 

;God speed� ─�

     Smooth   thou   his   path   ere   it   is   trod�察  �Burnish   the   arms   that   he   must 

wield�察�And pray�察�with all thy strength�察�that God May crown him Victor of 

the field。 

     And   then�察  �I   think�察  �thy  soul   shall   feel A  nobler   thrill   of   true   content�察�

Than if presumptuous�察�eager zeal Had seized a crown for others meant。 

     And even that very deed shall shine In mystic sense�察�divine and true�察�

More wholly and more purely thine ´ Because it is another's too。 



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             VERSE�此                 �A LOST CHORD 



     Seated   one   day   at   the   Organ�察  �I   was   weary   and   ill   at   ease�察  �And   my 

fingers wandered idly Over the noisy keys。 

    I do not know what I was playing�察�Or what I was dreaming then�察�But I 

struck one chord of music�察�Like the sound of a great Amen。 

    It flooded the crimson twilight Like the close of an Angel's Psalm�察�And 

it lay on my fevered spirit With a touch of infinite calm。 

    It quieted pain and sorrow�察�Like love overcoming strife�察�It seemed the 

harmonious echo From our discordant life。 

    It linked all perplexed meanings Into one perfect peace�察�And trembled 

away into silence As if it were loth to cease。 

    I have sought�察�but I seek it vainly�察�That one lost chord divine�察�Which 

came from the soul of the Organ�察�And entered into mine。 

    It may be that Death's bright angel Will speak in that chord again�察 � It 

may be that only in Heaven I shall hear that grand Amen。 



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                    VERSE�此                   �TOO LATE 



     Hush� �speak low�察�tread softly�察�Draw the sheet aside�察 � Yes�察�she does 

look peaceful�察�With that smile she died。 

     Yet   stern   want   and   sorrow   Even   now   you   trace   On   the   wan�察  �worn 

features Of the still white face。 

     Restless�察�helpless�察�hopeless�察�Was her bitter part�察 � Nowhow still the 

Violets Lie upon her Heart� �

     She    who    toiled  and   laboured    For   her  daily   bread�察  �See  the   velvet 

hangings Of this stately bed。 

     Yes�察 �they  did   forgive   her�察  �Brought   her home   at   last�察  �Strove to   cover 

over Their relentless past。 

     Ah�察�they would have given Wealth�察�and home�察�and pride�察�To see her 

just look happy Once before she died� �

     They strove hard to please her�察�But�察�when death is near All you know 

is deadened�察�Hope�察�and joy�察�and fear。 

     And   besides�察  �one   sorrow   Deeper   stillone   pain   Was   beyond   them�此�

healing Came to´dayin vain� �

     If   she   had   but   lingered   Just   a   few   hours   more�察  �Or   had   this   letter 

reached her Just one day before� �

     I can almost pity Even him to´day�察�Though he let this anguish Eat her 

heart away。 

     Yet she never blamed him�此� One day you shall know How this sorrow 

happened�察�It was long ago。 

     I have read the letter�此�Many a weary year�察�For one word she hungered ´ 

There are thousands here。 

     If she could but hear it�察�Could but understand�察�SeeI put the letter In 

her cold white hand。 

     Even these words�察�so longed for�察�Do not stir her rest�察�WellI should 

not murmur�察�For God judges best。 

     She   needs   no   more   pity�察   �   But   I   mourn   his   fate�察  �When   he   hears   his 

letter Came a day too late。 



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