Carolus Linnæus (Karl von Linné) born 1707.
Alphonse Daudet born 1840.
Sir Arthur Sullivan born 1842.
I heard a voice in the darkness singing
(That was a valiant soul I knew),
And the joy of his song was a wild bird winging
Swift to his mate through a sky of blue.
And his song was of love and all its bringing
And of certain day when the night was through;
I raised my eyes where the hope was springing,
And I think in his heaven God smiled too
(That was a valiant soul I knew).
--J. Stalker.
The soul aids the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the
only bird which bears upward its own cage.
--Victor Hugo.
But desire earnestly the greater gifts.
--1 Corinthians 12. 31.
Gracious Lord, I rejoice that thou dost know the depths of my soul,
and that I may call upon thee to supply its needs. Make me worthy that
I may not be kept from the springs of joy where my soul may be
refreshed, and where I may gather hope and encouragement for the
greater loves of life. Amen.