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SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY by JOHN B. COOK

First Line: MY LITTLE DAUGHTER WHO IS PATIENT,BEING BLIND
Last Line: FOR I HAVE ONLY EYES, AND SHE HAS -- FAITH IN GOD.
Subject(s): DAUGHTERS;
My little daughter who is patient, being blind,
Most dearly loves to walk, her hand in mine,
Across the fields and through the woods of Spring,
Where every flower blows and every wood-thrush sings
It seems, for her alone. And this I know is sure --
That each small blossom is more known to her
Than ever it will be to me, poor clod,
For I have only eyes, and she has -- faith in God.



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