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[Sonnets, in] The Christian keepsake, and missionary annual, for MDCCCXLIX

Boker, George H. (1823-1890)

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SONNETS.
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I. Traveller, lay off thy burden, and bend low
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II. Yes rest, and ponder what the nations owe

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I. Traveller, lay off thy burden, and bend low

Traveller, lay off thy burden, and bend low,
Where rural faith uplifts this emblem dear;
Think to this symbol what all beings owe;
Though not a saint, yet still the Cross revere,
And thoughtful tribute on its power bestow.
Small souls have hedged its graces with vague fear,
And threats of vengeance; but all blessings flow
Where'er on earth this simple mark we rear.
Through this alone the primal purity,
Which erst on earth made God-like all our kind,
Shall come again. From this shall Error flee;
And modest Truth, the torch-maid of the mind,
Relume her lamp, puffed out by Bigotry,
To blaze serene, though Falsehood stir the wind.
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