I pray the prayer of Plato old,— "God make thee beautiful within."
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J. G. Whittier Quote
“As yonder tower outstretches to the earth The dark triangle of its shade alone When the clear day is shining on its top; So, darkness in the pathway of man's life Is but the shadow of God's providence, By the great Sun of wisdom cast thereon; And what is dark below is light in heaven.”
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