Unbind thine eyes, with thine own soul confer, Look on the sins that made thy life unclean, Behold how poor thy vaunted virtues were, How weak thy faith, thy deeds how small and mean, How far from thy high dreams thy life hath been, How poor thy use of all thou hast received, How little of all God’s glory thou hast seen, How misconstrued that which thou hast perceived. Turn not thine eyes away from thine unworth, The cup of shame drink to the bitter lees; And when thou art lowerèd to the least on earth, And in the dust makest common cause with these, Then shall kind arms enfold thee, bringing peace, The Earth, thy Mother, shall assuage thy pain, Her woods and fields, Her quiet streams and seas Shall touch thy soul, and make thee whole again. But if thy heart holds fast one secret sin, If one vile script thy soul shrinks to erase, The mighty Mother cannot bring thee in Unto the happy, holy, healing place; But thou shalt weep in darkness, out of grace, And miss the light of beauty undefiled; For he who would behold Her, face to face, Must be in spirit as a little child. * * * * * NOW BEING PUBLISHED The New Popular Edition OF THE Works of George Meredith _Crown 8vo, 6s. each._ With Frontispieces by BERNARD PARTRIDGE, HARRISON MILLER, and others. THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL EVAN HARRINGTON SANDRA BELLONI VITTORIA RHODA FLEMING THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND BEAUCHAMP’S CAREER THE EGOIST DIANA OF THE CROSSWAYS ONE OF OUR CONQUERORS LORD ORMONT AND HIS AMINTA THE AMAZING MARRIAGE THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT THE TRAGIC COMEDIANS SHORT STORIES SELECTED POEMS ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO 2 WHITEHALL GARDENS WESTMINSTER * * * * * In the Tideway By FLORA ANNIE STEEL (_Author of “Miss Stuart’s Legacy,” “On the Face of the Waters,” etc._) 6_s._ “One has grown accustomed to the association of Mrs. Steel’s name with novels which deal exclusively with Indians and Anglo-Indians. Such powerful and remarkable books as ‘The Potter’s Thumb’ and ‘On the Face of the Waters,’ point to a specialism which is becoming one of the salient features of modern fiction; but ‘In the Tideway,’ although dealing entirely with England and Scotland, presents the same keen and unerring grasp of character, the same faculty of conveying local atmosphere and colour, the same talent for creating strong and dramatic situations, and the same originality of thought and expression.... It is too late in the day to speak of Mrs. Steel’s position. This is assured, but _this book adds greatly to an established position_. _It is profoundly impressive._” “Wonderfully bright and lively both in dialogue and incidents.”--_Scotsman._