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LIFE
XXXVIII
THROUGH the straight pass of suffering
The martyrs even trod,
Their feet upon temptation,
Their faces upon God.
The martyrs even trod,
Their feet upon temptation,
Their faces upon God.
A stately, shriven company;
Convulsion playing round,
Harmless as streaks of meteor
Upon a planet’s bound.
Convulsion playing round,
Harmless as streaks of meteor
Upon a planet’s bound.
Their faith the everlasting troth;
Their expectation fair;
The needle to the north degree
Wades so, through polar air.
Their expectation fair;
The needle to the north degree
Wades so, through polar air.
XXXIX
I MEANT to have but modest needs,
Such as content, and heaven;
Within my income these could lie,
And life and I keep even.
Such as content, and heaven;
Within my income these could lie,
And life and I keep even.
But since the last included both,
It would suffice my prayer
But just for one to stipulate,
And grace would grant the pair.
It would suffice my prayer
But just for one to stipulate,
And grace would grant the pair.
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