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At early morning, on a flower
A dewdrop rested, large and cool;
The sun arose, and in an hour
The blossom open'd fair and full:
But the dewdrop, child of dawn and night,
Erewhile rejoicing in the light,
Already it had vanish'd quite.
A dewdrop rested, large and cool;
The sun arose, and in an hour
The blossom open'd fair and full:
But the dewdrop, child of dawn and night,
Erewhile rejoicing in the light,
Already it had vanish'd quite.
At early morning, on a heart
Joy rested, pure, and fresh, and still;
The world awoke, and part by part
Unfolded strength, and thought, and will:
But the joy, the child of night and dawn,
One hour but pass'd since it was born,
Brief-lived, it had already gone.
Joy rested, pure, and fresh, and still;
The world awoke, and part by part
Unfolded strength, and thought, and will:
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One hour but pass'd since it was born,
Brief-lived, it had already gone.
But the noon came, and heart and flower
Fronted the light, each strong and fair,
Nor dew nor joy in one short hour
Breathed forth a vain life to the air;
From each an offering rose to heaven,
By each true nourishment was given,
And thus both man and plant have thriven.
Fronted the light, each strong and fair,
Nor dew nor joy in one short hour
Breathed forth a vain life to the air;
From each an offering rose to heaven,
By each true nourishment was given,
And thus both man and plant have thriven.
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