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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 18, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 4.

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FAME

By Eliza H. Morton

A star arose, and gleamed In splendor bright; It fell to earth full soon, And lost its light.
A ship sped forth to sea, With cargo rare; It sank beneath the wave, With young and fair.
A flower bloomed at noon, With colors gay; But ere the sun went down It died away.
A bubble rose in air At early dawn; It burst, and found for aye Its beauty gone.
A bird upon a tree Sang loud and long; A hunter aimed a dart, And hushed its song.
A drop of dew shone clear, Like crystal cup; The sun burst forth, and drank Its glory up.
A man became a king, Feared far and wide; A fever seized his frame, And lo, he died!
And thus, alas! is fame, Doomed soon to fall; For death is in the land, With shroud and pall!
All things on earth must fail, But God is love; Our aim should be to have A name above.
ELIZA H. MORTON.
Allen's Corner, Me.