By the Sea, and Other Verses

<h2><SPAN name="ON_THE_DEATH_OF_DR_JAMES_E_RHOADS" id="ON_THE_DEATH_OF_DR_JAMES_E_RHOADS">ON THE DEATH OF DR. JAMES E. RHOADS</SPAN></h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Fallen? No; his part was finished<br/></span> <span class="i2">In the earthly toil and strife;<br/></span> <span class="i0">He hath but lain his armor by,<br/></span><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[Pg 43]</SPAN></span> <span class="i2">And entered into life.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Silent? No; tho' hushed forever<br/></span> <span class="i2">Tones that did like music thrill,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Through example, helpful, holy,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Lo, he speaketh still.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Vanished? Lost to those that loved him?<br/></span> <span class="i2">No; his spirit lingering near<br/></span> <span class="i0">Still doth woo them, onward, upward,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Whispering, "Be of cheer."<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Crowned? Aye, crowned in earth and heaven;<br/></span> <span class="i2">Here with laurels fairly won;<br/></span> <span class="i0">There with star-lit diadem,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Inscribed "Well done! well done!"<br/></span></div> </div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />