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Rh  A sin of youth, atoned for and forgiven,
 * Takes on a virtue, if we choose to find:

When clouds across our onward path are driven,
 * We still may steer by its pale light behind.

A sin forgotten is in part to pay for,
 * A sin remembered is a constant gain:

Sorrow, next joy, is what we ought to pray for,
 * As next to peace we profit most from pain.

KINDLY act is a kernel sown,
 * That will grow to a goodly tree,

Shedding its fruit when time has flown
 * Down the gulf of eternity.