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HASTE NOT, REST NOT.
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20. HASTE NOT, REST NOT.
1. ' Vithout haste ! without rest I
Bind th e motto to thy br east;
Bear it with thee as a spell ;
Storm or sunshine, guard it. well ;
H eed not flowers that round th ee bloom;
Bear it onward to th e toml •.
2. H aste not ! let no th oughtless deed
)[ar for e'er th e spirit's speed ;
P onder well and know th e right,
Onward then with all thy might;
H aste not ! years can ne'er atone
F or one reckless action done .
3. Rest not I-life is sweeping by ;
Do and dare before you die;
Something mighty an d sublime
Leav e behind to conquer time­
;1lorio us 'tis to live for aye
When these form s have passed away.
4. H aste not, rest not ! calmly wait;
:Meekly bea r the storms of fate;
D uty be t hy polar guide-
D o the right, whate'er betide!
H aste not, rest not! conflicts past,
God shall crown thy work at last.
From 1M German of GoETHE.
ac~tion
coil~uer
gl~ri-ous
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be-tide'
con~llicts
W OaD E XERCISE :-
i e th e meaning of tide in such words u.s betide, tidings, noontide.
rite in prose the substance of verses 2 and 3.
For KOT E.~.
au page fGO.