Augustin S. Macdonald, comp. A Collection of Verse by California Poets. 1914.
By John Vance CheneyThe Happiest Heart
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Shall lord it but a day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.
The dust will hide the crown;
Ay, none shall nail so high his name
Time will not tear it down.
Was in some quiet breast
That found the common daylight sweet,
And left to Heaven the rest.