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ling for the victor's spoil, The wrong contendeth with the right,-- Passion and pride with gentleness Pity with sorrow and distress-- And faith with sin's deep with'ring blight. And truth my spirit oft beguiles, While her dear face is wreath'd in smiles, By whisp'ring sweetly unto me; As thou hast measured, it shall be In justice meted out to thee, When thou hast reached the blissful isles Beyond the misty veil of Time; Thou'lt find a rest from earthly wars, And healing for thy earthly scars, Within that sweet supernal clime. THE TURTLE'S SERMON. An old and crafty terrapin, Who lately found his speech, Like many another simple lout, Concluded he could preach. And so he waddled to the shore, And thus address'd his friends-- The bullfrogs and the snappers bold, About their latter ends. And told them all how they must be Made into soup at last; And how the serpent sharp can see When last year's hide is cast. And how the wary pickerel Enjoys the minnow sweet, Which he doth never fail to catch, When it goes out to skate; And how the beaver builds his house Within his winter dam; And how the oyster lays its egg, And hatches out a clam; And how the busy bumble bee, Doth blow his little horn, Whene'er he goes in quest of food, Amid the standin' corn: And how the gentle butterfly Sings many a merry tune Because he's glad he has escaped From out the old cocoon; And how the rabbit flies his kite, When he can find a string; And how the owl sits up all night, To hear the squirrel sing; And many other curious things That did his hearers good,-- Of cats that did a swimmin' go And eels that chew'd the cud; And toads that dance upon their ears When they a courtin' go; And moles that stand upon their heads, That they may see the show. His sermon, as you see, was queer, And muchly out of joint;-- And 'cause the preacher took no text, He failed to make his point. And soon his hearers all grew tired, And mortified and vex'd, Because he chose to play the fool, And preach without a text. And so they left him there alone-- And this is what befel-- He grew so mad it broke his heart, And almost burst his shell. MORAL. If you successfully would preach, Be sure a text to take, And stick unto it like a leech Until your point you make. SKYE. THE DOG WITH THE BEAUTIFUL EYE. Someone has written a s
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