Louisa Lawson

“ In that it willed thee quick release
From all the cares that be.
But thou wert ne'er a child of earth,
Ne'er like the noisy crowd
Who clustered round our father's hearth —
Thy voice was never loud. ”

“ That God has given to me.
For I would live it o'er again
If such a thing could be.
The sorrows that have come to me
Have taught me how to find
The souls in need of sympathy,
The wrecked among mankind. ”

“ The grief that makes my sad tears flow
Thou couldst not sweetly warble so,
Thy little heart would break.
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“ That flood of song in ravishment,
Thou shamest me without intent —
Sad mourner that I be.
To one who knows not grief nor care
I doubt me not this world is fair,
And “pretty” “pretty” everywhere
As thou dost iterate. ”

“ And work with tub and cradle.
She was her father's only mate,
And wound up wash and water,
She worked all day and studied late,
For all she knows he taught her.
She stood to wait the word below.
A test for woman, rather ”