"Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege
Through all the years of this our life to lead
From joy to joy; for she can so inform
The mind that is within us, so impress
With quietness and beauty, and so feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues,
Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men
Can e'er prevail against us, or disturb
Our cheerful faith that all which we behold
Is full of blessing."
Poems
NATURE
From the September 1885 issue of The Christian Science Journal