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Poems (Van Rensselaer)/Rewards

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4645575Poems — RewardsMariana Griswold Van Rensselaer
REWARDS
Dig for a gem:—if with the grains of sandThere come but broken quartz, still it is bright.Grasp at the stars:—now look within thy hand;Only a firefly, yet a spark of light.