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So Live, So Love, So Use That Fragile Hour

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

SO live, so love, so use that fragile hour,
That when the dark hand of the shining power
Shall one from other, wife or husband, take,
The poor survivor may not weep and wake.




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    The Monument Of Francis Makemie
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    (Presbyter of Christ in America, 1683-1708) To thee, plain hero of a rugged race, We bring the meed of praise too long delayed! Thy fearless word and faithful work have made