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Quotes by Mary Riley Smith

If we could push ajar the gates of life,And stand within, and all Gods workings see,We could interpret all this doubt and strife,And for each mystery could find a key.But not today. Then be content, poor heart!Gods plans, like lilies pure and white, unfold:We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart--Time will reveal the calyxes of gold.