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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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Henry van Dyke. (1852–1933)
 
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    Men have dulled their eyes with sin,
  And dimmed the light of heaven with doubt,
And built their temple-walls to shut thee in,
  And framed their iron creeds to shut thee out.
          God of the open Air.
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    Often faltering feet
Come surest to the goal.
          Reliance.
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    The blessing of earth is toil.
          The Toiling of Felix.
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    He that planteth a tree is the servant of God,
He provideth a kindness for many generations,
And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.
          The friendly Trees.
 
Henry Cuyler Bunner. (1855–1896)
 
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      Love must kiss that mortal’s eyes
Who hopes to see fair Arcady.
No gold can buy you entrance there;
But beggared Love may go all bare—
No wisdom won with weariness;
But Love goes in with Folly’s dress—
No fame that wit could ever win;
But only Love may lead Love in.
          The Way to Arcady. 1 
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    Ah woe is me, through all my days
  Wisdom and wealth I both have got,
And fame and name and great men’s praise;
  But Love, ah! Love I have it not.
          The Way to Arcady.
 
Note 1.
See Louise Chandler Moulton: The Secret of Arcady. Page 795. [back]