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'I strove to hush my soul, and would not speak

At first, for thy dear sake; a woman's love

Is mighty, but a mother's heart is weak,

And by its weakness overcomes; I strove 620

To smother bitter thoughts with patience meek,

But still in the abyss my soul would rove,

Seeking my child, and drove me here to claim

The rite that gives him peace in Christ's dear name.