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OCTAVES IN A GARDEN: 3 by ARTHUR W. UPSON

First Line: THERE DWELLS THE VERY SOUL OF QUIETNESS
Last Line: SOONER OR LATER, AND THEIR CARES CONFESS.
Subject(s): SYMPATHY; EMPATHY;
There dwells the very soul of quietness,
Seclusion's spirit deep within the green,
Secure from fame as some unsung demesne
In far Ionian hills. There waits to bless,
With her all-healing, mother-soft caress,
The Sympathy of Trees, that friend unseen,
Soother of moods, on whom all hearts do lean
Sooner or later, and their cares confess.



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