d 1895.

Be this thy brazen bulwark of defense, to preserve a conscience void
of offense, and never turn pale with guilt.

--Horace.

Is life a noxious weed which whirlwinds sow?
A useless flint o'er which the waters flow?
Not so!
A life well spent has not its weight in gold;
It is the clearest crystal earth doth hold,
A gem beside which suns seem dull and cold.

--Robert Louis Stevenson.

That they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

--1 Timothy 6. 19.

Lord God, I pray that my life may not be impoverished by neglect, nor
burdened with indulgences, but that it may be kept in condition for
high endeavors. Grant that I may never be content to rest in
satisfaction and ease when I could struggle and accomplish a good
work. Amen.

NOVEMBER TWENTY-EIGHTH

William Blake born 1757.

Anton G. Rubinstein born 1829

Washington Irving died 1859.

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to
be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal, every other
affliction to forget. Take warning by the bitterness of this thy
contrite affliction over the dead, and henceforth be more faithful
and affectionate in the discharge of thy duties to the living.

--Washington Irving.

Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine;
Every grief and pine
Runs a joy with a silken twine.

--William Blake.

Ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

--John 16. 20.

Heavenly Father, grant that I may not lose the kindness that I may
give and receive to-day. I thank thee for the memories of yesterday,
the hope of to-morrow, and the wisdom of to-day. May I have a vision
of immortality that will keep me through the closest sorrow. Amen.

NOVEMBER TWENTY-NINTH

Sir Philip Sidney born 1554.

A. Bronson Alcott born 1799.

Wendell Phillips born 1811.

Louisa M. Alcott born 1832.

Truth is sensitive and jealous of the least encroachment of its
sacredness.

--A. Bronson Alcott.

Faith that withstood the shocks of toil and time,
Hope that defied despair,
Patience that conquered care,
And loyalty whose courage was sublime;

Teaching us how to seek the highest goal,
To earn the true success;
To live to love, to bless,
And make death proud to take a royal soul.

--Louisa M. Alcott.

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