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PEBBLES AND SHELLS
WHEN THOU ART NEAR
When thou art near it matters not to me
What fortune moves the hand of destiny;
I hold it more than wealth, or power, or fame,
To hold thee close and breathe thy dulcet name.

WE TWO
We two, love, stood beside the placid stream,
I saw your face like to a happy dream;
And then a stone slid from the slippery bank,
And silently the angel vision sank.

THE HEART MUST LEAD
The heart must lead along life's doubtful way
When 'tis too dark for reason's feeble sight;
And if thou heed'st its warnings, day by day,
In deepest gloom 'twill lead thy steps aright.

A CARESS
Ambition, where are all thy glories now—
The wealth, the fame, that thou did'st crave of yore?
I'd rather feel her hand upon my brow
Than any crown that monarch ever wore.

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