



I live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true,
For the Heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me,
For the bright hopes yet to find me,
And the good that I can do.
I live to learn their story
Who suffered for my sake;
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake;
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,
The heroic of all ages,
Whose deeds crowd History's pages,
And Time's great volume make.
I live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is a union
'Twixt Nature's heart and mine;
To profit by affliction,
Reap truth from fields of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill God's grand design.
I live to hail that season
By gifted ones foretold,
When men shall live by reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
As Eden was of old.
I live for those who love me,
For those who know me true,
For the Heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do.
-George Linnaeus Banks-
10 comments:
OMGsh!!!! These are SO CUTE!!! I guess you didn't need me to come over and make her smile! What a gorgeous smile on such a gorgeous baby!!! I love my little niece! Is that some of the Peppergrass stuff? You really need to send those to Jenny if it is.
Love all the new fall stuff btw.
Aw, Janey Bell! These are so, so sweet. She looks classy in all the black and white and her sweater looks so soft. And way to smile for the camera, Miss Little Lady Jane! Patti, you're too good. Will you please, please take pictures of Anna? I'll think of a good trade. :) I just can't get over how good these look. Janey really is a beautiful baby.
She's so adorable. I love the fourth picture.
If you look at the first one just right it looks like she's tap dancing. :)
LOL, Mary D.
It really does!
I absolutely LOVE all these pictures!! Such a pretty girl!
ADORABLE! Love the sox! Love the skirt! Love the bow! Love the smiles! She is just too cute!
What a beautiful family you have. Those pictures will make such wonderful memories.
I love those socks. She's a doll!
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