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Show Fur tho IIkbalu TO THH NEW YiAR JJY G (! SKKLL. I The New Year's coming with its strong, lirm Lruad, With hopes tl at bright anticipation The o!d with all its plan and disappointments disappoint-ments tied, In memory dwe!l.J, but now no longer lives. Expoi icr.ci added to our store of v, it, We hojio with true success to welcome il, And win a vie ory over ov'ry ill, In honor thus our place in iif) to CI!. The n-t in trailing Iij;bt and shade we fee, As ruein ry backward turns its 0 irncst eyo Its errors shunned, from sin and sorrow free, Wo hope no future wrung will raieo a 6igLi; But that in gladness, wo moy live its hours tJy past cxporionco may know our powers, And justly live, so God's approval won, iSo just reproach wo ice! when Ufa is duLC. Lrt r.ot ambition with its dazzling ray, Turn us from right though tt niny bring renown: Though bin their station, yot bIoco not they, Are worthy wearcs of an earthly crown. Who in lha strife and selfish struggle win, For their success too oft, alas! in sin, Is won by sufltiring to a noblo band Of bolter men, and wrongs oppress tho land . ' I |