Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.
Listen! O, listen!
Here come the hum the golden bees
Underneath full blossomed trees,
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Listen! O, listen!
Here come the hum the golden bees
Underneath full blossomed trees,
At once with glowing fruit and flowers crowned.
He seemed a cherub who had lost his way
And wandered hither, so his stay
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He seemed a cherub who had lost his way
And wandered hither, so his stay
With us was short, and 'twas most meet,
That he should be no delver in earth's clod,
Nor need to pause and cleanse his feet
To stand before his God:
O blest word--Evermore!
The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.
The fireflies o'er the meadow
In pulses come and go.
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts
