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III.
From many lands on pilgrimage they come,
And reverent steps are often guided here
Where once he dwelt; where they to him most dear
Keep pure his name as heav'n's high stainless dome,
As white and bright and spotless as the foam
That crowns the waters of some wind-swept mere,
And send it down unstained from year to year,
As well becomes the heirs of this sweet home.
And reverent steps are often guided here
Where once he dwelt; where they to him most dear
Keep pure his name as heav'n's high stainless dome,
As white and bright and spotless as the foam
That crowns the waters of some wind-swept mere,
And send it down unstained from year to year,
As well becomes the heirs of this sweet home.
And favoured they who freest entrance find
Into this honoured household's inner shrine,
Where all that's wise, high-thoughted, and refined
May for the hours thou passest there be thine;
Culture with friendly courtesy combined,
All virtues of the heart, all graces of the mind.
Into this honoured household's inner shrine,
Where all that's wise, high-thoughted, and refined
May for the hours thou passest there be thine;
Culture with friendly courtesy combined,
All virtues of the heart, all graces of the mind.
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