Earth's noblest thing,-a woman perfected.
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.
History is clarified experience.
Ah, in this world, where every guiding thread Ends suddenly in the one sure centre, death, The visionary hand of Might-have-been Alone can fill Desire's cup to the brim!
A word once vulgarized can never be rehabilitated.
Whom the heart of man shuts out, Sometimes the heart of God takes in, And fences them all round about With silence mid the worlds loud din.