ST. AGNES.
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Unrivalled, among womankind
This Roman maiden's name we find;
Agnes means Lamb—and lamb-like she
In meekness, patience, purity.
This Roman maiden's name we find;
Agnes means Lamb—and lamb-like she
In meekness, patience, purity.
Long be it hung on memory's walls,
This pictured scene the pen recalls;
So bid thy heart the lesson trace
That naught its moral may erase.
This pictured scene the pen recalls;
So bid thy heart the lesson trace
That naught its moral may erase.
Like Agnes live, and thou shalt know
Rest, calm and saint-like, here below;
While to thy soul will peace be given,
True peace, like that which reigns in heaven.
Rest, calm and saint-like, here below;
While to thy soul will peace be given,
True peace, like that which reigns in heaven.
