Madmoments: or First Verseattempts By a Bornnatural. Addressed to the Lightheaded of Society at Large, by Henry Ellison |
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THE MORAL LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM NATURE. |
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THE MORAL LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM NATURE.
Behold yon' Flower of the Field, which growsJust in my Path! the next more heedlessly
May tread it down, with unobservant Eye
Of its so modest Beauty: yet it throws
Its Perfume on the Air, and boldly shows
Its Blossoms, caring not how soon, or by
What Chance, they may be marred—oh Man, and why
Wilt thou not do likewise? that Flower owes
Thee neither Scent nor Colour, and yet naught
For this doth grudge thee! were thy Soul but wrought
To such Perfection as that Flower, how,
How little wouldst thou have to learn!—go now
And make it so—untroubled by one Thought
Of coming Ill, perfect thyself, wheree'er
It has pleased God to place thee: thou art near
To him, in every Spot alike, and that
Is what the godlike Mind should labour at!
Grudge no Man aught, but like that Flower be
Benificent, e'en to thine Enemy,
And, like it, live as if there were no Woe,
For thus believing, thou wilt make it so!
Happy as it, in Sunshine and in Shower,
Blooming content, tho' but for one brief Hour.
Life, rounded by one little Day, if quite
Enjoyed is perfect—is all that it might
Or could be made—a thousand Years could not
Make it more truly Life, no, not one Jot!
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