| Marian G. Viets |
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"The longer on the earth we live, And weigh the various qualities of men, Seeing how most are fugitive or fitful gusts, at best of now and then Wind-wavered corpse lights, daughters of the fen, The more we feel the stern, high featured beauty of plain devotedness to duty. Steadfast and still, not paid with mortal praise, But finding amplest recompense for life's ungarlanded expense In work done squarely and unwasted days." |