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ASPIRATION

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 24, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 25.

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ASPIRATION.

By Ella A. Giles

BY ELLA A. GILES.
BANISH all random thoughts that are not white; Let dreams and fancies be so clean and pure That, leaving the mind's shade, they can endure The test of instantaneous searching light.
Mend thou thy broken speech, and make it whole; Let thy words be so worthy that if death Come suddenly, shall be thy latest breath A benediction to some listening soul.
Before thy task is finished, thou mayst tire; Let thy plans be so noble and so high That deeds undone shall be thy legacy To toilers whom thy life has helped inspire.
Hold cheerful views. Rest ever in content. But think, speak, act, and live as if to die This moment were thy body's destiny— Immortal thou in life's accomplishment. —Unity.