Writings by Susan Dickinson: SHD Commonplace Book

S.H.D. Commonplace Book (16:35:1),
Martha Dickinson Bianchi Collection,
John Hay Library, Brown University Libraries

Speak kindly to the Erring!
   Thou yet may'st lead them back
With holy words and tones of love
   From misery's thorny track.
Forget not thou hath often sinned
   And sinful yet must be
Deal gently with the Erring one
   As God hath dealt with thee.

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Never Give Up
Mr M. F. Tupper. England.

Never Give up! it is wiser and better
   Always to hope than once to despair
Fling off the load of Doubt's cankering fetter
   And break the dark spell of tyranical care.
Never give up! or the burden may sink you -
   Providence kindly hath mingled the cup
And in all trials and troubles, bethink you,
   The watchword of life must be, Never give up!

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Never give up! there are chances & changes
   Helping the hopeful & hundred to one
And through the chaos High wisdom aranges [sic]
   Ever success - if you'll only hope on:
Never give up! for the wisest is boldest.
   Knowing that Providence mingles the cup
And of all maxims the best as the oldest
   Is the true watchword Never give up!


	Transcription and commentary copyright 1998 by Martha Nell Smith, Laura Elyn Lauth, and Lara Vetter, all rights reserved Maintained by Rebecca Mooney <rnmooney@umd.edu> Last updated on January 25, 2008