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New Thought Pastels

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

2021-02-13 17:08:46

THEY stood before the Angel at the gate;    The Angel asked: “Why should you enter in?” One said: “On earth my place was high and great;”    And one: “I warned my fellow-men from sin;” Another: “I was teacher of the faith; I sc ... Read more
THEY stood before the Angel at the gate;    The Angel asked: “Why should you enter in?” One said: “On earth my place was high and great;”    And one: “I warned my fellow-men from sin;” Another: “I was teacher of the faith; I scorned my life and lived in love with death.” And one stood silent.  “Speak!” the Angel said;    “What earthly deed has sent you here today?” “Alas!  I did but follow where they led,”    He answered sadly: “I had lost my way— So new the country, and so strange my flight; I only sought for guidance and for light.” Less

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PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1544704708
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850 – October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. Her works include Poems of Passion and Solitude, which contains the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with...

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