How Very Hard It Is

The Devil, That Old Stager, Who Leads Downward, Perhaps, But Fiddles All The Way!

When Pain Ends, Gain Ends Too.

'tis Well Averred, A Scientific Faith's Absurd.

A Pretty Woman's Worth Some Pains To See.

All The Breath And The Bloom Of The Year In The Bag Of One Bee; All The Wonder And Wealth Of The Mine In The Heart Of One Gem; In The Core Of One Pearl All The Shade And The Shine Of The Sea; Breath And Bloom, Shade And Shine,- Wonder, Wealth, And-how Far Above Them- Truth, That's Brighter Than Gem, Truth, That's Purer Than Pearl,- Brightest Truth, Purest Trust In The Universe- All Were For Me In The Kiss Of One Girl.