This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...with those, his own, whose lives were marred By the same bitter loss that wrecked her own; To these in loyal wise She lifted patient eyes, And served through fortune fair and evil-starred, Yielding her heart to no faint, fretful moan. But conquering through patience her despair, She learned to wait and work, and when ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...with those, his own, whose lives were marred By the same bitter loss that wrecked her own; To these in loyal wise She lifted patient eyes, And served through fortune fair and evil-starred, Yielding her heart to no faint, fretful moan. But conquering through patience her despair, She learned to wait and work, and when her hands Unnerved, and heart-confused, All other work refused, She made this woven phantasy her care, And wrought in bitterest days these flowery bands. What life-despair and pain is woven here, Unseen of all who watched the fair design! This circle means a sigh; This rose a deep heart-cry; These leaves were wet with many and many a tear; The agony of years is in this vine! But when at last the tear of grief could ebb, And gentle thoughts, like flowers after storm, Began to lift the head And some faint fragrance shed, She did not cast aside this simple web; But wrought, and seemed to quicken thought therefrom. Strange shadows from the world without swept by Those absent eyes, that watched the glancing thread; Intrepid thought, that far Followed the latest star, Science, which wed with truth can never die; Philosophies half false, and thus half dead. Dim dreams and fancies from the Muses' world, Sweetly attuned to music too, would drift Above her quiet soul Like morning mists, that roll O'er tranquil lakes, enwoven with fine gold, Until the wakening breeze shall bid them lift. She "had the ear to hear, the eye to see; The heart that, wise in silence, understands; She might have won some crown Of this world's fair renown, Could she have stooped to blend familiarly With crowds, and tune her song to their demands. The world free with its gold, will never lack Its praises, sung in poet cadence fine; Her part--her one delight, Always to walk i...
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Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Brown cloth with gilt letters and design on front board and spine. 136pp. Hinges cracked, lacking rear endpaper, extremities lightly worn, else very good.
