Every life hath its bitter
As well as its sweets, to drain;
It is not "all pomp and glitter,"
That's freeest from sorrow and pain.
As well as its sweets, to drain;
It is not "all pomp and glitter,"
That's freeest from sorrow and pain.
The golden rule is the best one
To follow the whole journey through:
Do unto others as you alone
Would have others do unto you."
To follow the whole journey through:
Do unto others as you alone
Would have others do unto you."
Apathy.
It steals along the nerves,
And touches every part;
Then snake-like winds and curves
And twines about the heart.
It soothes the flagging pulse
With flatteries of balm,
And drags down, to repulse
All efforts of true calm.
It strikes with poisened tongue,
The center of the mind;
And leaves the soul among
Old ruins—stark, and blind.
And touches every part;
Then snake-like winds and curves
And twines about the heart.
It soothes the flagging pulse
With flatteries of balm,
And drags down, to repulse
All efforts of true calm.
It strikes with poisened tongue,
The center of the mind;
And leaves the soul among
Old ruins—stark, and blind.
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