<h2><SPAN name="page10"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>IN THE LONG RUN</h2>
<p class="poetry">In the long run fame finds the deserving
man.<br/>
The lucky wight may prosper for a day,<br/>
But in good time true merit leads the van<br/>
And vain pretence, unnoticed, goes its way.<br/>
There is no Chance, no Destiny, no Fate,<br/>
But Fortune smiles on those who work and wait,<br/>
In the long run.</p>
<p class="poetry">In the long run all godly sorrow pays,<br/>
There is no better thing than righteous pain,<br/>
The sleepless nights, the awful thorn-crowned days,<br/>
Bring sure reward to tortured soul and brain.<br/>
Unmeaning joys enervate in the end,<br/>
But sorrow yields a glorious dividend<br/>
In the long run.</p>
<p class="poetry"><SPAN name="page11"></SPAN><span class="pagenum">p.
11</span>In the long run all hidden things are known,<br/>
The eye of truth will penetrate the night,<br/>
And good or ill, thy secret shall be known,<br/>
However well ’tis guarded from the light.<br/>
All the unspoken motives of the breast<br/>
Are fathomed by the years and stand confess’d<br/>
In the long run.</p>
<p class="poetry">In the long run all love is paid by love,<br/>
Though undervalued by the hosts of earth;<br/>
The great eternal Government above<br/>
Keeps strict account and will redeem its worth.<br/>
Give thy love freely; do not count the cost;<br/>
So beautiful a thing was never lost<br/>
In the long run.</p>
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