Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 · Boston, Houghton, Osgood and company · leaf 180
. Reproaching the Infinite Patience that yearnsWith an unknown glory to crown them both ! TIGTTJBES, FANCIES, AND MEMORIES. 163 Ah, look thou largely, with lenient eyes.On whatso beside thee may creep and cling, For the possible beauty that underliesThe passing phase of the meanest thing ! What if… … 164 CHILD LIFE. LITTLE CHRISTEL. Be ye doers of the Word, anrt not hearers only.I. Going home from the honse of God, The flower at her foot, and the sun overhead, Little Christel so thoughtfully trod.Pondering what the preacher had said. Even the youngest, humblest childSomething may do to please…
Children's poetry
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