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A triumph when temptation's bribe Is slowly handed back, One eye upon the heaven renounced And one upon the rack. Severer triumph, by himself Experienced, who can pass Acquitted from that naked bar, Jehovah's countenance! A TRIUMPH WHEN TEMPTATION'S BRIBE IS SLOWLY HANDED BACK ONE EYE UPON THE HEAVEN RENOUNCED AND ONE UPON THE RACK SEVERER TRIUMPH BY HIMSELF EXPERIENCED WHO CAN PASS ACQUITTED FROM THAT NAKED BAR JEHOVAH'S COUNTENANCE
mes. Almost contented I could be 'Mong such unique Society. XV. Their height in heaven comforts not, Their glory nought to me; 'T was best imperfect, as it was; I 'm finite, I can't see. The house of supposition, The glimmering frontier That skirts the acres of perhaps, To me shows insecure. The wealth I had contented me; If 't was a meaner size, Then I had counted it until It pleased my narrow eyes Better than larger values, However true their show; This timid life of evidence Keeps pleading, "I don't know." XVI. There is a shame of nobleness Confronting sudden pelf, -- A finer shame of ecstasy Convicted of itself. A best disgrace a brave man feels, Acknowledged of the brave, -- One more "Ye Blessed" to be told; But this involves the grave. XVII. TRIUMPH. Triumph may be of several kinds. There 's triumph in the room When that old imperator, Death, By faith is overcome. There 's triumph of the finer mind When truth, affronted long, Advances calm to her supreme, Her God her only throng. CHLIN FRAMES DUTIES OF GOSSAMER AND EIDER NAMES ALMOST CONTENTED I COULD BE MONG SUCH UNIQUE SOCIETY FIFTEEN THEIR HEIGHT IN HEAVEN COMFORTS NOT THEIR GLORY NOUGHT TO ME TWAS BEST IMPERFECT AS IT WAS I'M FINITE I CAN'T SEE THE HOUSE OF SUPPOSITION THE GLIMMERING FRONTIER THAT SKIRTS THE ACRES OF PERHAPS TO ME SHOWS INSECURE THE WEALTH I HAD CONTENTED ME IF TWERE A MEANER SIZE THAN I HAD COUNTED IT UNTIL IT PLEASED MY NARROW EYES BETTER THAN LARGER VALUES HOWEVER TRUE THEIR SHOW THIS TIMID LIFE OF EVIDENCE KEEPS PLEADING I DON'T KNOW SIXTEEN THERE IS A SHAME OF NOBLENESS CONFRONTING SUDDEN PELF A FINER SHAME OF ECSTASY CONVICTED OF ITSELF A BEST DISGRACE A BRAVE MAN FEELS ACKNOWLEDGED OF THE BRAVE ONE MORE YE BLESSED TO BE TOLD BUT THIS INVOLVES THE GRAVEVING TRIUMPH TRIUMPH MAY BE OF SEVERAL KINDS THERE'S TRIUMPH IN THE ROOM WHEN THAT OLD IMPERATOR DEATH BY FAITH IS OVERCOME THERE'S TRIUMPH OF THE FINER MIND WHEN TRUTH AFFRONTED LONG ADVANCES CALM TO HER SUPREME HER GOD HER ONLY THRONG
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