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LIX.—MAN'S DEBT TO WOMAN.
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..... . .. M. "When Man, a frail and hel...
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Lix.—Man's Debt To Woman.
LIX . —MAN'S DEBT TO WOMAN .
..... . .. M. "When Man, A Frail And Hel...
..... . .. M . "When Man , a frail and helpless babe , is ushered into light ,
And little in his tiny frame betokens future might ; When he hath not sufficient strength to cope with mortal ills ,..
To "brave the strife for human wants—the malady that kills ; There is a breastfrom which into his lips nutrition flows ,
, A bosom soft , whereon his head is laid in sweet repose , — There is a hand , an arm , prepared to guard his outward peace ,.
An anxious eye to mark the faintest symptoms of disease ! There is an ever-watchful love—a love that ne'er can tire ,
To eagerly anticipate each unexpressed desire : — A love , which deeply sorrows when he feels an anguish-throe ,
And strives , oh , how devotedly ! to soothe each infant woe . Woman'tis thine ! while Memory tells 'twas lavished thus on me ,.
My soul , is grateful to its God for infancy , and thee ! Mother ! that name ' s a treasure which the vilest dare not rob ;
Mother ! the demons only hear that name without a throb ! ] _STot to unconscious childhood are her sympathies confined ;
But ivhen the busy , prattling boy gives evidence of mind , To all his questionings does she not patiently reply ?
Kejoiced to read th' expanding thought that flashes from his eye I Does she not speak of lofty deeds'performed in days of yore ,
And teach how heroes nobly bled , and martyrs proudly bore ? Till his young pulse beats rapidly responsive to her tales .
jSJ " _ow he is Wallace , striking for his native hills and dales , Or Hampdenfighting to o ' er throw a royal despot ' s sway ,
And sealing with , his priceless blood the justice of the fray ! Anon , he is the brave John Huss , enthusiast in faith ,
All fearless , suffering for his Lord , yea , even unto death ! High-hopes , and generous aspirations fill the dreamer ' s brain ,
Beneath a parent ' s fostering care , not all awoke in vain : — _ISTaymany a germ of excellence is sown in such an hour ;
And , many a bud , which peepeth then , matures into a flower ! And thus the patriot , hero , sage , the bard , heav _' n ' s fav ' rite son , —
The great , wise , good , the children who in older years ha . ve won Earth ' s best rewards , and highest honours—touched with filial pride ,
With May each reverence , amidst turn success and , thankfull unto that y dear acknowled maternal ge that guide he owes
, To her blest inculcations , ev ' ry happiness he knows . When in the ripeness of his age , experience has come ,
Still he applies for counsel in the old familiar home : — And still at every call of need , if here he doth but wend ,
Is she to succour , and advise , till life ' s career shall end . Mother ! like sacred music be that sound unto the ear , —
To stimulate affection while her presence yet is near ;
And when she ' s gone , sweet memories wake , and the grateful filial tear I
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1863, page 375, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081863/page/15/
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