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FAITHFUL.

[Margaret.]

ONLY that, dear, neither wise nor fair,
Just as commonplace as bread you eat,
Or as water flowing everywhere,
Or the homely grass beneath your feet.
Only faithful, — does the want alarm you ?
Only faithful, — will the word not charm you ?

Faithful, as I read it, means just this —
That henceforth I through the world shall go
Holy as an angel, by your kiss ;
Happy, though no other bliss I know.
Only faithful, — have you not repented ?
Only faithful, — is your heart contented ?