WORK
Let me but do my work from day to day. In field or forest, at the desk or loom, In roaring market-place or tranquil room; Let me but find It in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray, “This is iny work; my blessing, not my doom; Of all who live, I am the one by whom This work can best be done In the right way.” Then shall I see it not too great, nor small, To suit my spirit and to prove my powers; Then shall I cheerful greet the labouring hours. And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall At eventide, to play and love and rest, Because I know for me my work is best. —Henry van Dyke
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20501, 18 May 1938, Page 3
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126WORK Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20501, 18 May 1938, Page 3
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