A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love… - John Greenleaf Whittier

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A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, "It might have been".

John Greenleaf Whittier

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John Greenleaf Whittier (17 December 1807 – 7 September 1892) was an American Quaker poet and abolitionist.

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... laws of changeless justice bind
Oppressor with oppressed;
And, close as sin and suffering joined,
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God is and all is well.

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A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, "It might have been". - John Greenleaf Whittier

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