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Wed not a man whose merit lies
In things of outward show,
In raven hair or flashing eyes,
That please your fancy so.
In things of outward show,
In raven hair or flashing eyes,
That please your fancy so.
But marry one who's good and kind,
And free from all pretence;
Who, if without a gifted mind,
At least has common sense.
And free from all pretence;
Who, if without a gifted mind,
At least has common sense.
SAVED BY FAITH."She said, if I may but touch his clothes, I shall be whole."
Life to her no brightness brought,
Pale and striken was her brow,
Till a bright and joyous thought
Lit the darkness of her woe.
Pale and striken was her brow,
Till a bright and joyous thought
Lit the darkness of her woe.
Long had sickness on her preyed,
Strength from every nerve had gone;
Skill and art could give no aid:
Thus her weary life passed on.
Strength from every nerve had gone;
Skill and art could give no aid:
Thus her weary life passed on.
Like a sad and mournful dream,
Daily felt she life depart,
Hourly knew the vital stream
Left the fountain of her heart.
Daily felt she life depart,
Hourly knew the vital stream
Left the fountain of her heart.
