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On The Supposed Influence Oe Comets.
Prom the foregoing remarks it will be seen that the fear ^ entertained oh the appearance of comets are entirely without foundation , and arise from an imperfect lmb ^ As natural seieneeHbecomes more disseminated , so will these superstitions die away .: ¦
Citizens Of The World.
CITIZENS OF THE WOUm
7 ¦ BY CHAELES SWAIN . v ' . I . " ' ¦¦ ¦ Take the . world as it is- —there are good and And good and bad will be from now to the end ;
And they who expect to make saints in a minute Are in danger of marring more hearts than they'll mend . If ye wish to he happy ne ' er seek for the faults ,
Or you ' re sure to find something or other amiss ; 'Mid much that debases , and much that exalts , The world ' s not a bad one , if left as it is . it .
Take the world as it is—if the surface be shining , Ne ' er stir up the sediment hidden below ; There ' s wisdom in this , but there ' s none in repining O'er things which can rarely be mended , we know . There ' s beauty around us , which let us enjoy , And chide not , unless it may be with a kiss ; Though earth's not the heaven you thought when a boy 7 There ' s something to live for , if ta ' en as it !
in . Take the world as it is—with its smiles and its sorrow , Its love and its friendship , its falsehood and truth —• Its schemes that depend on the breath of
to-morrow—Its hopes which pass by like the dreams of our youth . Yet oh , whilst the light of affection may shine , The heart in itself hath a fountain of bliss ! In the worst there ' s some spark of a nature divine , And the wisest and best—take the world as it w .
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On The Supposed Influence Oe Comets.
Prom the foregoing remarks it will be seen that the fear ^ entertained oh the appearance of comets are entirely without foundation , and arise from an imperfect lmb ^ As natural seieneeHbecomes more disseminated , so will these superstitions die away .: ¦
Citizens Of The World.
CITIZENS OF THE WOUm
7 ¦ BY CHAELES SWAIN . v ' . I . " ' ¦¦ ¦ Take the . world as it is- —there are good and And good and bad will be from now to the end ;
And they who expect to make saints in a minute Are in danger of marring more hearts than they'll mend . If ye wish to he happy ne ' er seek for the faults ,
Or you ' re sure to find something or other amiss ; 'Mid much that debases , and much that exalts , The world ' s not a bad one , if left as it is . it .
Take the world as it is—if the surface be shining , Ne ' er stir up the sediment hidden below ; There ' s wisdom in this , but there ' s none in repining O'er things which can rarely be mended , we know . There ' s beauty around us , which let us enjoy , And chide not , unless it may be with a kiss ; Though earth's not the heaven you thought when a boy 7 There ' s something to live for , if ta ' en as it !
in . Take the world as it is—with its smiles and its sorrow , Its love and its friendship , its falsehood and truth —• Its schemes that depend on the breath of
to-morrow—Its hopes which pass by like the dreams of our youth . Yet oh , whilst the light of affection may shine , The heart in itself hath a fountain of bliss ! In the worst there ' s some spark of a nature divine , And the wisest and best—take the world as it w .