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Now or When
BEING THE LEGEND OF A SUNDIAL ON BEVERLEY MINSTER
On the tall buttress of a Minster grey,The glorious work of long-forgotten men,
I read this Dial-legend,—“Now or When.”
Well had these builders used their little day
Of service—witness this sublime display
Of blossomed stone, dazzling the gazer's ken.
These towers attest they knew 'twas there and then,
Not some vague morrow they must work and pray.
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From which to build a life-work that will last:
In humble prayer and worship let us bow
Ere fleeting opportunity is past.
When once Life's sun forsakes the Dial-plate,
For work and for repentance 'tis too late!
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