Poems of James Clarence Mangan (Many hitherto uncollected): Centenary edition: Edited, with preface and notes by D. J. O'Donoghue: Introduction by John Mitchel |
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Bismillah! As Man soweth so doth he reap; his thoughts and deeds come back to him in another world; and as these are good or ill so is he for ever happy or miserable. Ponder this well; and let each fleeting hour impress thee deeplier with the awful truth, that Time is the purchase-money of Eternity.
Life is an outlay for infinite blessings or curses—
Evil or Good—which Eternity's Bank reimburses.
Thou, then, O Soffee, look well to each moment expended!
So shall thy hands overflow, and thy guerdon be splendid,
When thy brow faces the wall, and thy pangs are increasing—
These be the tone and the tune of the ditty that we sing.
Evil or Good—which Eternity's Bank reimburses.
Thou, then, O Soffee, look well to each moment expended!
So shall thy hands overflow, and thy guerdon be splendid,
When thy brow faces the wall, and thy pangs are increasing—
These be the tone and the tune of the ditty that we sing.
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