SYMPATHY.
Vnov askest me wherein the golden chain, That binds our souls, first found its holy spell, In smile, in word, in gesture, in a glance, Heart answering to heart. I cannot tell ; There is some subtle influence unseen, But deeply felt, that soul to soul ■will draw, Even from the first by a magnetic power Much stronger than our wills. Mysterious law 1 But sweet as mystic, for a yearning soul Finds thus at once its kindred counterpart, And life-long friendship grows from casual grasp Of answering hand and thrill of answering; heart ; Nor power of man, nor march of rolling Time, May ever solve this mystery dirine.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1159, 14 February 1874, Page 22
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109SYMPATHY. Otago Witness, Issue 1159, 14 February 1874, Page 22
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