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Youth, that pursuest with such eager pace
Thy even way,
Thou pantest on to win a mournful race:
Then stay! oh, stay!
Pause and luxuriate in thy sunny plain;
Loiter,—enjoy:
Once past, Thou never wilt come back again,
A second Boy.

— Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton

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A man’s best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.

But on and up, where Nature’s heart
Beats strong amid the hills.

I always thought a tinge of blue
Improved a charming woman's stocking.

Grand Thoughts that never can be wearied out,
Showing the unreality of Time.

They who have steeped their souls in prayer
Can every anguish calmly bear.

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