| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| Henry van Dyke. (18521933) |
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| 1 | Men have dulled their eyes with sin, And dimmed the light of heaven with doubt, And built their temple-walls to shut thee in, And framed their iron creeds to shut thee out. |
| God of the open Air. |
| 2 | Often faltering feet Come surest to the goal. |
| Reliance. |
| 3 | | The blessing of earth is toil. |
| The Toiling of Felix. |
| 4 | He that planteth a tree is the servant of God, He provideth a kindness for many generations, And faces that he hath not seen shall bless him. |
| The friendly Trees. |
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