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Show , TWO EXQUISITE LITTLE POEMS. A mile of eastern roses scents one flask: A hundred resolutions urge one deed- He who would here fulfill his dally task On noblest thoughts must feed-Grow feed-Grow gardens for a seed. Better to be a crystal and be broken Than dull clay like a tile upon the roof: Better to put thy courage, doubtful-hearted, Unto the proof. j O in success there often lurks a failure That feeds upon the soul in hidden shame. And in defeat there sometimes rests a triumph Greater than fame. Eliza Boyle O'Reilly in "My Candles and Other Poems." . , : |