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SUNSET-THOUGHT.
Behold yon golden path across the sea,That seems to lead to heaven—unto each
And all, from every point, 'tis shown, to teach
That even so the path to heaven is free
To all men equally, let their degree
Be what it may—thus, without aid of speech,
By illustration clear, doth Nature preach
High truths, and vindicate Humanitie!
On a like golden path, to all thus shown,
Strewing each step with flow'rs, she leads Man still
Up to his Being's height, as to a throne—
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and, Ill
From Good still gently parting, she makes known
And more the Good, till Man finds Good alone!
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