The poetical works of Edwin Oscar Gale . se we need, In which to seek the quiet shade Or listen to the welcome words Of those who through their lives have made Their presence like the songs of birds. Bright Sabbath day, move calmly by. Vouchsafe to me the blessed peace So symbolized by tranquil sky. My heart and mind from care release And, all resistless, bear me on In perfect unison with thee. May I all grovelling thoughts disown. My soul by thee would strengthened be. Sunday, November 7, 1875. ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN. The weary child when crossed in many little to its tender mother
The poetical works of Edwin Oscar Gale . se we need, In which to seek the quiet shade Or listen to the welcome words Of those who through their lives have made Their presence like the songs of birds. Bright Sabbath day, move calmly by. Vouchsafe to me the blessed peace So symbolized by tranquil sky. My heart and mind from care release And, all resistless, bear me on In perfect unison with thee. May I all grovelling thoughts disown. My soul by thee would strengthened be. Sunday, November 7, 1875. ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN. The weary child when crossed in many little to its tender mother, crying, turn to findSweet solace for its griefs and covmsel in its plays:With pouts, its arms around the loving neck entwinedIt listens to the words unknown to weaker ties,Till grief dissolves in happiness, and on the breastDrooped lids conceal the crystal tell tales of the eyes,And gently heaving sigh on sigh it drops to so, dear Mother Nature, does thy elder childFrom strikes and strifes and ceaseless cares of every kind 62. Dear Natures sweet interpreterShall be my chosen friend to-day. Fo thee most fondly turn, to be by thee beguiled, d in thy loving presence cast all cares behind. Dear Elkhart Lake. How often in my younger days Save I delight supreme attained, beholding thee. tLow frequently my lips attuned unto thy praise \ttested then as now, I loved thee ardently! ! knew thee well: almost each tree upon thy shore. knew the bar where black and silver bass were found, ! knew the perch beds, and of both a goodly store ! caught, rejoicing when our rustic board they crowned. \h! I was younger then, and when from lowering sky rhe sudden wind came piping oer the pine wreathed hill, ^n anger lashing thy white billows high, [ would the storm defy, and row my way at will. But now I do not court the tumult and the strife,But seek that peace and rest you graciously for me to sit beside my loving wifeWhere spreads this giant birch, uprooted years agoSo still
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