6 If thou hast forgiven a brother's offense, From the creeping worm to the brooding dove, Adelaide Procter London all her life. GIVE ADELAIDE PROCTER (1825-1864) was an English poet. She lived in Her father, Bryan Waller Procter, wrote under the name of Barry Cornwall. Her poems are full of sweetness and beauty. 1 SEE the rivers flowing Downwards to the sea, Or, if need be, showers Feed them from the skies! Watch the princely flowers Their rich fragrance spread, 3 Give thy heart's best treasures, From fair Nature learn; Give thy love and ask not,. Wait not a return! And the more thou spendest From thy little store, With a double bounty God will give thee more. 2 "What is the use," said a fleecy cloud, Though caught in her cup of gold; 3 A child went merrily forth to play, Through the happy golden head; For you are a part of God's great plan." 4 She knew no more than the glancing star, How, why, and for what all strange things are She was only a child at school; But she thought, "It is a part of God's great plan That even I should do all that I can." 5 So she helped a younger child along, Said, "I, too, will do the best that I can." |