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SURVIVAL (1) by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: EACH PLAYS HIS PART AND GOES HIS WAY
Last Line: AS PARTS UNTO THE PERFECT WHOLE.
"Each plays his part and goes his way,"
Our hearts at seeming distance say;
But 'twixt the blossom and the fruit --
The topmost twig and lowest root,
Till seed again to seed shall fall --
There lies no languid interval;
And soul is life-allied to soul
As parts unto the perfect whole.



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