“But every human path leads on to God; He holds a myriad finer threads than gold, And strong as holy wishes, drawing us With delicate tension upward to Himself.” HumansStrongWishPathHolyGoldDrawingTensionDelicateThreadProvidence Book:The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman Source: The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman
“No, he was no such charlatan-- Count de Hoboken Flash-in-the-Pan-- Full of gasconade and bravado, But a regular, rich Don Rataplane, Santa Claus de la Muscavado, Senor Grandissimo Bastinado! His was the rental of half Havana And all Matanzas; and Santa Ana, Rich as he was, could hardly hold A candle to light the mines of gold Our Cuban owned.” LightWealthHalfRichMinesGoldCandleFlashSantaSanta ClausCubanCharlatansBravadoHavanaHoboken Author:Edmund Clarence Stedman