WHERE.
Gaze on the world's great surging throng, List to its shouts of war and peace, Sound the depths of ita aims and ends, Think, shall its strivings never cease? The course of life is rough and short, The clouds fall thick athwart tho way, The silver line we see betimes Augurs the dawn of endless day* The vital spark shall dirr? and faint, The arm shall strike a feeble blow, The foot shall slacken in the raco, The throbbing heart shall weary grow. Winter shall fan its ioy breath, And all the feeble senses numbDesire shall fail, the voice of song, The note of harp shall each be dumb. Then, when the sun of Time has set We shall lie silent, check by jowl With mother earth, the worms our nutter, The shroud our robe, the sod our cowl* The 'ternal mountains still shall stand, The salt sea waves toss Up their spray. The forest trees ruise high their heads, The birds sing all thelivelong day. Above our grave the flowers shall rise, The rev 'rend elm shall spread its arms, The screech owl, with its dismal Bhriek, Shall fill the night with rude alarms. The homes we tilled shall ring with mirth, As other households gather there ; But, solemn thought— "-oh 1 heart disclose, Where shall our 'biding place be? Where ?
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 127, 7 November 1885, Page 7
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223WHERE. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 127, 7 November 1885, Page 7
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