Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MAGIC MIRROR, by HENRY MILLS ALDEN



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THE MAGIC MIRROR, by                    
First Line: The magic mirror makes not nor unmakes
Last Line: And to the souls that love is love's embrace.
Subject(s): Mirrors


The Magic Mirror makes not nor unmakes,
Charms none to sleep nor any from sleep wakes;
It only giveth back the thing it takes.

It is the heart's own cheer that makes it glad,
And one's own bitterness will drive him mad;
It needeth not that other help be had.

The Mirror maketh none to rise or fall;
To him that hath not doth no portion call;
To him that hath is freely given all.

They see themselves who look in Fortune's face;
Unto the sad is sadness Heaven's grace,
And to the souls that love is love's embrace.





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