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THE SEARCH.
“Give me the girl whose lips disclose,
Whene'er she speaks, rare pearls in rows,
And yet whose words more genuine are
Than pearls or any shining star.
Whene'er she speaks, rare pearls in rows,
And yet whose words more genuine are
Than pearls or any shining star.
“Give me those silvery tones that seem
An angel's singing in a dream,—
A presence beautiful to view,
A seraph's, yet a woman's too.
An angel's singing in a dream,—
A presence beautiful to view,
A seraph's, yet a woman's too.
“Give me that one whose temperate mind
Is always toward the good inclined,
Whose deeds spring from her soul unsought,—
Twin-born of grace and artless thought;
Is always toward the good inclined,
Whose deeds spring from her soul unsought,—
Twin-born of grace and artless thought;
“Give me that spirit,—seek for her
To be my constant minister!”
Dear friend,—I heed your earnest prayers,—
I'll call your lovely wife down-stairs.
To be my constant minister!”
Dear friend,—I heed your earnest prayers,—
I'll call your lovely wife down-stairs.
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