THE SOLITARY.

THE SOLITARY.

Aweary

The tempter to elude,

To desert solitude.

From Fancy's Comus crew,

With nothing else to do.

Take, then, the ancient way,

And work as well as pray.

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THE GOLDEN MEAN.

THE GOLDEN MEAN.

All

Amid the shining mountains of Cathay,

Around its root a fiery whirlpool lay;

Bright fruits were by the keen-eyed watchers seen;

"Behold the treasures of the Golden Mean."

Through many a fall between the earth and sun,

And Faith—by these the glorious prize they won.

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