James Boswell died 1795.
Johann Gottlieb Fichte born 1762.
William E. Gladstone died 1898.
Tired! Well, what of that?
Didst fancy life was spent on beds of ease,
Fluttering the rose-leaves scattered by the breeze?
Come! rouse thee, work while it is called to-day!
Coward, arise--go forth upon the way!
Lonely! And what of that?
Some one must be lonely; 'tis not given to all
To feel a heart responsive rise and fall,
To blend another life into its own;
Work may be done in loneliness; work on.
Dark! Well, what of that?
Didst fondly dream the sun would never set?
Dost fear to lose thy way? Take courage yet,
Learn thou to walk by faith and not by sight,
Thy steps will be guided, and guided right.
--Unknown.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not.
--Galatians 6. 9.
My Father, if thou wert far off I could not reach thee in time, for I
falter so much and need thee so often. I pray that thou wilt keep so
near that I can feel thy love and strength breathing within me. Amen.