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VOS NON VOBIS by EDITH MATILDA THOMAS

First Line: THERE WAS A GARDEN PLANNED IN SPRING'S YOUNG DAYS
Last Line: FOR WHAT ARE MANY, IF WE LACK THE ONE?
THERE was a garden planned in Spring's young days,
Then, Summer held it in her bounteous hand;
And many wandered through its blooming ways;
But ne'er the one for whom the work was planned.
And it was vainly done --
For what are many, if we lack the one?

There was a song that lived within the heart
Long time -- and then on Music's wing it strayed!
All sing it now, all praise its artless art;
But ne'er the one for whom the song was made.
And it was vainly done --
For what are many, if we lack the one?



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