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The Village Benefactress - ZaunköniG - 21.05.2007 The Village Benefactress Dear Village Maid, who from thy little store, Of knowledge, and of riches, canst supply The flower and fruitage of humanity, Balm for thyself, and comfort for the poor; I never pass the woodbines round thy door But in my heart there swells a wistful sigh, - O, could I change all gauds of vanity For peace like thine, increasing evermore! by day thy sweet face, passing through the gate, Is welcome as the bounty-bearing light, Thy frugal lamp is to the desolate A star of promise, dawning through the night; O, if all hearts were only like to thine, Night would not be, though stars should cease to shine! |