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Life Pictures.
One little look from mother,
Has caused the innocent child,
To go into spasmodic shame
Or a distillation of smiles.
Has caused the innocent child,
To go into spasmodic shame
Or a distillation of smiles.
Just one little word when spoken,
In a soft and gentle tone,
May send reviving spirits
Into a heart of stone.
In a soft and gentle tone,
May send reviving spirits
Into a heart of stone.
Sometimes a soul that's frigid,
Though frozen up for years,
May, by an act of kindness
Be melted into tears.
Though frozen up for years,
May, by an act of kindness
Be melted into tears.
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So we, whose lives are lighted
With all the world holds dear,
Should give to those less favored
A kindly word of cheer.
With all the world holds dear,
Should give to those less favored
A kindly word of cheer.
These little things we count for naught,
Hold all our greatest power,
The dewdrop on the thirsty bud
Opens the fragrant flower.
Hold all our greatest power,
The dewdrop on the thirsty bud
Opens the fragrant flower.
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