Walden's Miscellaneous Poems which the author desires to dedicate to the Cause of Education and Humanity |
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ADAM AND EVE. |
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ADAM AND EVE.
I plant this tree to try thy faith,
And, if thou only wilt obey,
Thou shalt ever see my face,
And I will bless thee day by day.
And, if thou only wilt obey,
Thou shalt ever see my face,
And I will bless thee day by day.
The good of life I 'll not withhold,
Nor kindred pleasures will deny,
But thou shalt walk in streets of gold,
And thou shalt never, never die.
Nor kindred pleasures will deny,
But thou shalt walk in streets of gold,
And thou shalt never, never die.
Thy days and years shall have no end;
Sickness nor sorrow shalt thou know;
And in old age thou shalt not bend,
Except thou yield unto the foe.
Sickness nor sorrow shalt thou know;
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Except thou yield unto the foe.
Go, freely drink from every fount,
From streams as they go laughing on,
Proceeding down from every mount,
Singing their merry, merry song.
From streams as they go laughing on,
Proceeding down from every mount,
Singing their merry, merry song.
It is not well to be alone;
There should be one to comfort thee;
And from thy side I 'll take a bone,
And soon in one thy twain shalt be.
There should be one to comfort thee;
And from thy side I 'll take a bone,
And soon in one thy twain shalt be.
In yonder place I think I see
Adam reclining in the shade,
Rejoicing near the green bay tree,
E'en in the place where Eve was made.
Adam reclining in the shade,
Rejoicing near the green bay tree,
E'en in the place where Eve was made.
List ye to what this man will say,
This man who never spake before;
And see how wise, though made of clay,
Now he has some one to adore.
This man who never spake before;
And see how wise, though made of clay,
Now he has some one to adore.
Bone of my bone, I know thou art,
And Eve thy name shall ever be;
I'll wear thine image in my heart,
And thou shalt ever cleave to me!
And Eve thy name shall ever be;
I'll wear thine image in my heart,
And thou shalt ever cleave to me!
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