Andrew Macphail, comp. The Book of Sorrow. 1916.
From In Memory of James T. FieldsJohn Greenleaf Whittier (18071892)
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Long and sad farewells to say
Glides with smiling face away,
Of thy happy life possessed
Thou hast left us at thy best….
Thou art waiting, all that here
Made thy earthly presence dear;
On a ground of wonder cast,
In the stiller waters glassed!
Let the mortal only be
Clothed in immortality.
Thine upon the asphodel,
Let thy old smile greet us well;
What we fondly dream in this,—
Love is one with holiness!