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Trefoil. — { Trust in Providence .’ 
There are moments in the life of every one, when doubt and dis¬ 
appointment brood darkly over the spirit; but the heart which has 
learned to hope, soon shakes off its despair, and turns with renewed 
trust to the promises of a Divine Revelation. 
When life is new, and gladness springs 
Unbidden from its myriad strings. 
We seldom, speculative, pause, 
To trace the feeling to the cause, 
But rush along our busy way, 
Enjoying youth’s unclouded day, 
For which perchance no thanks arise, 
To Him who reigns beyond the skies. 
But let the sunshine be withdrawn, 
And sadness shade the young heart’s dawn; 
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