The Antithesis of Life
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Title
The Antithesis of Life
Description
Via Cursis, Via Lucis
It goes in and it comes out, now it fades, now is bright,
And it guides by its darkness as well as its light.
So a word fitly spoken is potent to teach,
But silence sometimes talketh better than speech.
Force winneth the battle, force driveth the throng,
But patient endurance through weakness is strong.
A gay sparkling glance is right joyous to see,
But a deep, thoughtful eye hath more witchery for me.
The king rules his realm by a word, by a whim,
But the babe that can't speak, from his cradle, rules him.
So tho pride of this life threads the path of renown,
But the way of the Cross is the way of the Crown.
It goes in and it comes out, now it fades, now is bright,
And it guides by its darkness as well as its light.
So a word fitly spoken is potent to teach,
But silence sometimes talketh better than speech.
Force winneth the battle, force driveth the throng,
But patient endurance through weakness is strong.
A gay sparkling glance is right joyous to see,
But a deep, thoughtful eye hath more witchery for me.
The king rules his realm by a word, by a whim,
But the babe that can't speak, from his cradle, rules him.
So tho pride of this life threads the path of renown,
But the way of the Cross is the way of the Crown.
Creator
Unattributed
Source
1:9, p. 1
Date
9.17.1859
Collection
Citation
Unattributed, “The Antithesis of Life,” Periodical Poets, accessed September 16, 2024, https://periodicalpoets.com/items/show/573.
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