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Edgar Guest - The Glory Of Age
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"What is the glory of age?" I said,
      "A hoard of gold and a few dear friends?
    When you`ve reached the day that you look ahead
      And see the place where your journey ends,
    When Time has robbed you of youthful might--
    What is the secret of your delight?"

    And an old man smiled as he answered me:
      "The glory of age isn`t gold or friends,
    When we`ve reached the valley of Soon-To-Be
      And note the place where our journey ends;
    The glory of age, be it understood,
    Is a boy out there who is making good.

    "The greatest joy that can come to man
      When his sight is dim and his hair is gray;
    The greatest glory that God can plan
      To cheer the lives of the old to-day,
    When they share no more in the battle yell,
    Is a boy out there who is doing well."
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