QUIET WORK°
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QUIET WORK°
°1One lesson,° Nature, let me learn of thee, One lesson which in every wind is blown, One lesson of two duties kept at one °4Though the loud° world proclaim their enmity— 5Of toil unsever'd from tranquillity! Of labour, that in lasting fruit outgrows °7Far noisier° schemes, accomplish'd in repose, Too great for haste, too high for rivalry! Yes, while on earth a thousand discords ring, 10Man's fitful uproar mingling with his toil, Still do thy sleepless ministers move on, Their glorious tasks in silence perfecting; Still working, blaming still our vain turmoil, Labourers that shall not fail, when man is gone.