And now my pen in honor here doth write, in praise of THEE thou SOUL DIVINE OF LOVE. THOU ART THE CONQUERER OF THIS SORROW PILE OF LIFE, THOU ART THE SONG, THE SINGER AND THE DANCE. Thou art the shade of all repose and peace; better thy smile than a TRIUMPHANT WREATH. Better thy FRIENDSHIP THAN A MONARCH'S WEALTH, STRONGER THY HAND THAN ALL ARMED FORCE. Fountain Divine, thou LIFE OF ALL that's born, THOU RUBY OF THE WINE, thou PERFUME OF THE MORN. FRIEND AND LIGHT OF THE WINTRY PATH, THE DEW DROP'S SPARKLE, and the FLAME THAT BURNS. COMFORTER DIVINE, THOU ART THE WINE THAT CHEERS; MAY WE EVER OF THY VINTAGE DRINK. 99 Once more the Moon has waned and fulled, and with each wane and full many have come and many passed away. Still many more shall come, and many more will follow when SHE again IN GLORY ROBES HERSELF. Silently SHE comes, silently SHE departs; SHE brings to age the life of every mortal. And as the Night the Day removeth, so doth SHE the HUMAN GENERATIONS. 100 Ah, Earthly Home, my last clasp now I take, of all thy pleasures and thy sorrows a fond farewell. Oh, piteous and most fair! I've LOVED THEE AS A LOVER, and for my misdeeds let none other suffer. Forgive the sins that I've committed; what I to others have done, may they in mercy pardon. And as succeeding generations follow MAY THEY BUT KNOW THEE AS THOU ART. FAREWELL! FAREWELL! OH, FATHER! MOTHER! TEACHER! May this my dust be mingled once again with thine, And o'er my tomb let the Flurring Petals of Autumn Blooms keep the Vigil of this my last of many sleeps. The Murmuring Winds shall chant the MIZZERAN FOR THE SOUL THAT'S DEAD TO EARTH, And in thy gentle arms, Oh, MOTHER, YIELD I UP THIS LIFE FOREVER! FAREWELL!! FAREWELL!!! The End. KINGSLEY, MOLES & COLLINS CO., PRINTERS LOS ANGELES, CAL. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Archaic, unusual and inconsistent spellings have been maintained as in the original. Obvious typos have been fixed, as detailed below: Preface: be a means to enlighten many Originally: be a means to enlighted many Notes: the great opposites Originally: the great opposities Notes: Jamshyd (all three appearances) In the original text, the J had a diaeresis over it. Stanza 18 (note): of the Celestial King Originally: of the Celestrial King Stanza 25: who biddest all perform good works Originally: who bidest all perform good works Stanza 36 (note): that through conventionalities Originally: that through conventionalties Stanza 41: from out of the DEPTHS doth SPEAK "MURMUR NOT" Originally: from out of the DEPHTS doth SPEAK "MURMER NOT" Stanza 72: though "LOST" it's yours Originally: though "LOST" its yours