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40
Count the Time.
(Saturday morn.)
Why should we count our life by years,
Since years are short, and pass away?—
Or why by fortune's smiles and tears,
Since tears are vain, and smiles decay?
Since years are short, and pass away?—
Or why by fortune's smiles and tears,
Since tears are vain, and smiles decay?
Then count by virtues, these will last
When life's lame-footed race is o'er,
And these, when earthly joys are past,
May cheer us on a brighter shore.
When life's lame-footed race is o'er,
And these, when earthly joys are past,
May cheer us on a brighter shore.
Another day, another day,
Shall this be counted in my span,
And virtue's sacred seal display
Upon the page that writes me man?
Shall this be counted in my span,
And virtue's sacred seal display
Upon the page that writes me man?
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