Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | From Love’s Consolation |
Richard Watson Dixon (1833–1900) |
| | | .. THERE 1 is one way for thee; but one; inform | |
| Thyself of it; pursue it; one way each | |
| Soul hath by which the infinite in reach | |
| Lyeth before him; seek and ye shall find; | |
| …. O joy, joy, joy to fill | 5 |
| The day with leagues! go thy way, all things say, | |
| Thou hast thy way to go, thou hast thy day | |
| To live; thou hast thy need of thee to make | |
| In the heart of others; do thy thing; yea, slake | |
| The world’s great thirst for yet another man! | 10 |
| And be thou sure of this; no other can | |
| Do for thee that appointed thee of God … | |
| | | Note 1. Dixon. From Love’s Consolation. ‘Christ’s Company’, p. 97. Original punctuation. [back] | | |
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