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1 As various as the moon
Is man's estate below:
To his bright day of gladness soon
Succeeds a night go woe.
2 The night of woe resigns
Its darkness and its grief;
Again the morn of comfort shines,
And brings our souls relief.
3 Yet not from fickle chance
These varying scenes arise:
Our dark and brighter hours advance,
By laws supremely wise.
4 God measures out to all
Their lot of good and ill;
Nor this too great, nor that too small,
Ordain'd by heav'n's high will.
5 Hopeful and humble bear
Thy evil and thy good;
Nor by presumption, nor despair,
Weak mortal be subdu'd.
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First Line: | As various as the moon |
Meter: | S. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1814 |
Topic: | The Troubles of Life |