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    Wise or Otherwise
    Wise or Otherwise
    Wise or Otherwise
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    Wise or Otherwise

    By Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry) Leavitt and Lydia Leavitt

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Wise or Otherwise - Thad. W. H. (Thaddeus William Henry) Leavitt

      Project Gutenberg's Wise or Otherwise, by Lydia Leavitt

      Thad. W.H. Leavitt

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or

      re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

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      Title: Wise or Otherwise

      Author: Lydia Leavitt

      Thad. W.H. Leavitt

      Release Date: June 14, 2005 [EBook #16065]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WISE OR OTHERWISE ***

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      Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

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      WISE

      OR

      OTHERWISE

      By

      LYDIA LEAVITT

      AUTHOR OF BOHEMIAN SOCIETY, A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD, ETC., ETC.

      and

      Thad. W.H. Leavitt

      Entered according to Act of Parliament in the year 1898, by Lydia Leavitt and Thad. W.H. Leavitt, at the Department of Agriculture.

      Illustrated by Anna Lake

      WELLS PUBLISHING CO.

      TORONTO

      1898

      CONTENTS:

      PREFACE

      BOOK THE FIRST

      LEAD KINDLY LIGHT

      A FABLE

      THE WIND

      PASSING THOUGHTS

      BOOK THE SECOND

      ODDS AND-ENDS

      PREFACE

      It is probable that the reader will discover among the Short Sayings some familiar acquaintance and even old friend, unconsciously appropriated. Should such be the case, kindly credit to the Wise and leave the Otherwise to

      THE AUTHORS.

      BOOK THE FIRST

      BY

      LYDIA LEAVITT

      LEAD KINDLY LIGHT

      Lead, kindly light, The words are lightly spoken by the young, who tread life's pathway with nimble feet, whose eager hands are outstretched to gather life's roses, regardless of thorns, whose voice is rippling with laughter and mirth, with blood coursing through the veins and bright eyes looking fearlessly into the future; the words have merely a joyous, musical ring. Lead, kindly light.

      Lead, kindly light. The words are gravely spoken by the middle-aged, whose feet have grown a trifle weary, whose hands have gathered the roses, only to find them turned to ashes, whose laughter has more sadness than mirth, whose eyes have grown dim, whose lips tremblingly plead, Lead, kindly light. Lead, kindly light. The words are whispered by the old, whose tired feet are unable to move, whose palsied hands are helpless, whose head is bowed by the weight of years, whose eyes are sightless, from whose trembling lips are scarcely heard the whispered prayer, Lead, kindly light.

      Lead, kindly light. The sunken eyes are closed in death, the tired hands are folded, the heart has ceased to beat, the mute lips are stilled, the weary feet are at rest, a look of ineffable peace rests upon the still face, while all the air is filled with sweet music and the murmur of gentle voices pleading, Lead, kindly light.

      A FABLE

      In one of the German forests the stood a tree, which could not be classified by any of the learned scientists. It was not more beautiful than many others, but

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