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Title: Every life a delight
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Potts, James Henry, 1848-1942
Subjects: Conduct of life
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ld be and improving very fast. Then next I quizzed a man well known, and well-to-do, theysaid; Hed won success, gained wisdom, too, and bore a level head. His answer came in lively strain, with knowledge fresh im-bued—T is giving oft to those in need, and feeling gratitude. At length a womans reason I demurely sought to gain,And with a womans readiness she answered clear and sane:My solid comfort is to see my home in order placed;My husband and my children, too, with worthy honorsgraced. Which of these notions crowns the list is not for me to find;A hundred others might be had, each excellent in kind;But as for me, let comfort come in occupations glow,And in a close communion with the dearest heart I know. THOUGHTFULNESS Refreshing in the fuss and whirlOf social life with blue and pink To find one plain, good-natured girlWho seldom says, I did nt think! Refreshing to be served by her In common round of food and drink, And never once hear her refer To this excuse, I did nt think! 136
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IN THOUGHTFUL MOOD Happy Inspirations In serious life, supreme affairs,She causes not one heart to sink By saying, Under stress of caresI did not and I could not think! No one eer finds her off her guard; No one can say, with knowing wink,Its bad; its sad; its very hard; But then, you know, she did nt think! Put down my word, in her bright brainYou will not find a missing link To prompt that old and worn refrain—Im sorry, but I did nt think! RECREATIONS IN SCIENCE All sciences are not exact, but all are interesting; and thestudy of them tends to enrich life. Astronomy is, perhaps, the only exact science, and certainlyits exactness is a marvelous thing. Think of determining to a mile the distance of the sun ormoon or planets or fixed stars from this our earth! Think of predicting to a second the time of an eclipse, solaror lunar, and of foretelling hundreds of years ahead the momentwhen a comet will again swing its fiery tail within the range ofhuman vision! The science which does th

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