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XIX. A RELIGIOUS SYMBOL.
Trefoil of Erin! as I contemplateThy sister leaflets, I behold in these
An emblem of profound triplicities
That live in nature and in man's estate.
Three are the Norns that weave the web of fate
In silent loom—Past, Present, and To-be;
And Feeling, Thought, and Action are the three
Handmaids that on the human spirit wait.
The Apostle of our isle—as legends tell—
Used thee to symbolise a mystery
Now fading from our souls; but thou as well
May'st type for future men who look on thee
Our sacred Triad indivisible—
Family, Mother-land, Humanity.
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