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THOUGH THOU HAVE TIME

BUT FOR A LINE, BE THAT SUBLIME.

-Lowell.

IF INSTEAD OF A GEM, OR EVEN A FLower, we

COULD CAST THE GIFT OF A LOVELY THOUGHT INTO
THE HEART OF A FRIEND, THAT WOULD BE GIVING
AS THE ANGELS MUST GIVE.
-George Macdonald.