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 To that thy tremulous heart instant responds, As to the soft west wind the swelling strain Waked on the harp-string breathes its sweetness back. In him thy strength thou seest. The sturdy arm To which thou cling'st confiding, thine shall be In danger's hour for succor and defence; For kind support when on the toilsome way Thy steps would falter, or thy heart grow faint. His wisdom, courage, manhood, to thy soul More nicely strung, with quicker, keener sense By God endowed, shall healthful reverence wake And restful confidence; shall teach thy thought In generous rivalry to tempt the heights Of intellectual grandeur and to grasp What best and highest mortal powers may reach, Of knowledge that exalts and gifts that charm. Will he repress thee? Ay, as summer suns Repress the morning rosebud, opening wide Its bosom to the day and calling forth Its sweetest odors and its loveliest hues! Edward and Mary, each in each complete!