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Henry Van Dyke - WorkHenry Van Dyke - Work
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Let me but do my work from day to day,     In field or forest, at the desk or loom,     In roaring market-place or tranquil room; Let me but find it in my heart to say, When vagrant wishes beckon me astray,   "This is my work; my blessing, not my doom;   "Of all who live, I am the one by whom "This work can best be done in the right way." Then shall I see it not too great, nor small,   To suit my spirit and to prove my powers;   Then shall I cheerful greet the labouring hours, And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall At eventide, to play and love and rest, Because I know for me my work is best.
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