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LIGHT ENOUGH. Let bards and sages seek for light, I know where lurks the treasured prize ; Hays which illume the blackest night Flash brightly from my darling’s eyes. Through life wc all have hills to face, And many a dark and and rugged bluff ; But I the path of Hope can trace, When she is near I’ve light enough. Philosophers may strive to solve The problem of man’s mystic fate, And strain to catch, as they revolve, A glimpse through the eternal gate. The “ why and wherefore” let them seek, I’ll take the world both smooth and rough, My soul’s lit with a dazzling streak, When she is near I’ve light enough. Great minds may climb to Nature’s throne, And pluck the secret from her breast, The jewels on her azure zone, Bold giant intellects may test. But I will act my humble part, Though clouds may come and Bate rebuff ; Refulgent joy-beams gild my heart When she is near, I’ve light enough, Thomas Bkacken, Dunedin, Nov. 20.
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Evening Star, Issue 3356, 21 November 1873, Page 3
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170Original Poetry. Evening Star, Issue 3356, 21 November 1873, Page 3
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