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Elizabeth Porter Gould

TO MISS ELIZABETH P. PEABODY.

Thou priestess of pure childhood's heart,
 Wherein God's spirit lies,
 Thou willing priestess of the art
 Of true self-sacrifice,
Ere thy rare spirit takes its flight
 To realms beyond our praise,
 Where childhood's pure eternal light
 Shines through the blessed days,
We thank thee for thy legacy
 Of thought wrought out in deed,
 By which love's sweet supremacy
 Becomes man's potent need.
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Our nation must thy secret share,
 Ere it can fully rise
 To heights of truth and insight where
 True wisdom's glory lies.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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