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Lines ["Sometimes, from the far-away,"]

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Sometimes, from the far-away,      Wing a little thought to me;     In the night or in the day,      It will give a rest to me.     I have praise of many here,      And the world gives me renown;     Let it go -- give me one tear,      'Twill be a jewel in my crown.     What care I for earthly fame?      How I shrink from all its glare!     I would rather that my name      Would be shrined in some one's prayer.     Many hearts are all too much,      Or too little in their praise;     I would rather feel the touch      Of one prayer that thrills all days.

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