LOOKING BEYOND.
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The sharp experience that Time gives,
We greatly profit by;
'Tis well to keep remembrances
Of all our errors nigh,—
Perhaps 'twill help us to forgive
The wrongs that others do,
To bear in mind, while blaming them,
That we are guilty too.
We greatly profit by;
'Tis well to keep remembrances
Of all our errors nigh,—
Perhaps 'twill help us to forgive
The wrongs that others do,
To bear in mind, while blaming them,
That we are guilty too.
And then, there are such pleasant things
Connected with the Past,
That o'er the whole of life's rough track
A glow of light they cast!
Touches, and tones, and tender thrills,
Caresses lost fore'er;
But still they give suggestions dim
Of what might have been here.
Connected with the Past,
That o'er the whole of life's rough track
A glow of light they cast!
Touches, and tones, and tender thrills,
Caresses lost fore'er;
But still they give suggestions dim
Of what might have been here.
LOOKING BEYOND.
What is there in the summer air to-night
That minds me of a sweet day long o'erpast?
What is there in this waning mellow light
That brings old memories to me thick and fast?
That minds me of a sweet day long o'erpast?
What is there in this waning mellow light
That brings old memories to me thick and fast?
Is it the scent of purple heliotrope,
That steals up to me from the garden-bed?
Or the white clover on the meadow slope?
Or the lush strawberries glowing ripe and red?
That steals up to me from the garden-bed?
Or the white clover on the meadow slope?
Or the lush strawberries glowing ripe and red?
