EPILOGUE.
And now, so manyEveningspast,OurBudget’s fairly out at last;Exhausted all its various store,Nor like to be replenished more.Then, youthful friends, farewell! my heartShall speak a blessing as we part.May Wisdom’s seeds in every mindFit soil and careful culture find;Each generous plant with vigour shoot.And kindly ripen into fruit!Hope of the world, therising raceMay Heaven with fostering love embrace,And turning to a whiter page,Commence with them abetter age!An age of light and joy, which we,Alas! in promise only see.J. A.
And now, so manyEveningspast,OurBudget’s fairly out at last;Exhausted all its various store,Nor like to be replenished more.Then, youthful friends, farewell! my heartShall speak a blessing as we part.May Wisdom’s seeds in every mindFit soil and careful culture find;Each generous plant with vigour shoot.And kindly ripen into fruit!Hope of the world, therising raceMay Heaven with fostering love embrace,And turning to a whiter page,Commence with them abetter age!An age of light and joy, which we,Alas! in promise only see.J. A.
And now, so manyEveningspast,OurBudget’s fairly out at last;Exhausted all its various store,Nor like to be replenished more.Then, youthful friends, farewell! my heartShall speak a blessing as we part.May Wisdom’s seeds in every mindFit soil and careful culture find;Each generous plant with vigour shoot.And kindly ripen into fruit!Hope of the world, therising raceMay Heaven with fostering love embrace,And turning to a whiter page,Commence with them abetter age!An age of light and joy, which we,Alas! in promise only see.
And now, so manyEveningspast,
OurBudget’s fairly out at last;
Exhausted all its various store,
Nor like to be replenished more.
Then, youthful friends, farewell! my heart
Shall speak a blessing as we part.
May Wisdom’s seeds in every mind
Fit soil and careful culture find;
Each generous plant with vigour shoot.
And kindly ripen into fruit!
Hope of the world, therising race
May Heaven with fostering love embrace,
And turning to a whiter page,
Commence with them abetter age!
An age of light and joy, which we,
Alas! in promise only see.
J. A.
J. A.
THE END
THE END
THE END
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESCorrected and to any on p.216.Corrected beating to heating on p.223.Corrected my to by on p.237.Added missing word I on p.241.Corrected and to an on p.308.Corrected “a ways” to “always” on p.346.Removed unnecessary word “a” on p.348.Silently corrected typographical errors.Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.
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