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Show I the Conflict of tbe Years I n g ft Br KENNEDY SEATON ' I " i fHE year U dying. ) ill " Tt lttle bravely fought is o'er i g W .tlwt; K (i The aged warrior wounded to the death jji With Time'i fell arrows, iilenlly awaits fj The moment of lelease with laboured t) breath. J i The issued of the long-contested fight, S3 J Or vict'ry, or defeat, or welcomed truce, $ The unborn years shall certainly declare, H t And turn each well-aimed blow to gain 9, v and use. k ti The warrier, dying, curtained by the night, N K Sees not or knows the gain that is to be, jjj r j But dies in faith that right will surely win, '& fi And o'er the world will rule eternally. t . . I ' The year is dawning. f: The young recruit takes up the unsheathed i sword : His aged sire but just now laid aside ; , And buckling on his armour, newly bright, J; ! 3 Essays him forth to ventures yet untried. tj k Alluring dreams beguile his onward steps, A And visions bright of yict'ries to be won ; j li He feels upon his brow the laurel crown, M And hears afar the coveted "well done 1 1 M '. No thought of failure mars the blissful 3 i dream, ti jj No craven fear unnerves the heart of H j youth ; . 1A ri Great tasks await him, and with faith as fj j greot, i , A He steps into tho fray, and strikes fot A truth I l |