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Shrine of my mind my Library	A
Each morn I greet thee with delight	B
When soul refreshed I bring to thee	A
The benediction of the night	B
Encompassed by thy sheltering walls	C
'Mid books whose interest enthralls	C
Life's shadow from my spirit falls	C
	-
Behold above the wooded height	B
The sun god's glittering disk appears	C
And at a bound its flood of light	B
The intervening valley clears	C
Enveloped in its noiseless tide	D
Each castle on the mountain side	D
Stands forth in splendor glorified	D
	-
How welcome are the yellow waves	C
That through the eastern windows pour	E
And with a warmth my nature craves	C
Transmute to gold the polished floor	E
Then mount to gild my desk my chair	F
And e'en the spotless paper there	F
Which soon my written thought must bear	F
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In serried ranks around me rise	C
Two thousand tried and trusty friends	C
Instructive famous witty wise	C
Each gladly his assistance lends	C
To suit at will my varying mood	G
But none that aid will e'er intrude	G
Or break unsought my solitude	G
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Some speak of problems of the soul	H
Profound insoluble sublime	I
Some tell of Law's supreme control	H
And some retrace through distant time	I
The evolution of mankind	J
And in its ever broadening mind	J
A hope for future triumphs find	J
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A few the noble deeds rehearse	C
Of heroes famed in peace or war	E
While many in inspiring verse	C
Show heights to which the soul may soar	E
But all with serious thoughts are filled	K
And some hold truths from life distilled	K
Whose power my heart hath often thrilled	K
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By such companions cheered and blest	L
How vapid seems the listless throng	M
Of those who tortured by unrest	L
Find life too dull and days too long	M
And idly frittering time away	N
As scandal mongers rend and slay	N
The friends they dined with yesterday	N
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My Library to thee I turn	O
As turns the needle toward the pole	H
And feel my heart within me yearn	O
For all thou offerest to the soul	H
Why should I join in feverish haste	P
The crowd for which I have no taste	P
The precious boon of life to waste	P
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Yet not as an austere recluse	C
Still less as one who hates mankind	J
Do I thy peaceful precincts choose	C
But as a student who can find	J
No joys in Vanity's gay Fair	F
That for an instant can compare	F
With those thou askest me to share	F
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Moreover welcome as the sun	Q
Are friends whose love I prize and hold	R
Their visits I would never shun	Q
To them my heart grows never cold	R
And whether they have wealth or fame	S
Or bear a plain or titled name	S
To me will always be the same	S
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Nor am I ever quite alone	T
When thus ensconced among my books	C
A kindred mind there meets my own	T
And with me toward the sunset looks	C
With blazing logs the hearth is bright	B
A treasured volume is in sight	B
Hence to the outer world good night	B

John L. Stoddard

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