"Endeavor" in Godey's Magazine, Vol. 72 (1866), p. 370.
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"What is the harvest of thy saints,
O God! who dost abide?
Where grow the garlands of thy chiefs
In blood and sorrow dyed?
What have thy servants for their pains?"
"This only — to have tried."
— Julia Ward Howe
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O God! who dost abide?
Where grow the garlands of thy chiefs
In blood and sorrow dyed?
What have thy servants for their pains?"
"This only — to have tried."" in the context of ""Endeavor" in Godey's Magazine, Vol. 72 (1866), p. 370." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe (27 May 1819 – 17 October 1910) was an American writer, poet, and social activist.
About Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe (27 May 1819 – 17 October 1910) was an American writer, poet, and social activist.
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