| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1004. The Happiest Heart |
| | | By John Vance Cheney |
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| WHO drives the horses of the sun | |
| Shall lord it but a day; | |
| Better the lowly deed were done, | |
| And kept the humble way. | |
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| The rust will find the sword of fame, | 5 |
| The dust will hide the crown; | |
| Ay, none shall nail so high his name | |
| Time will not tear it down. | |
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| The happiest heart that ever beat | |
| Was in some quiet breast | 10 |
| That found the common daylight sweet, | |
| And left to Heaven the rest. | |
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