Sonnet
Julia Kavanagh
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University of Victoria Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry
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Julia Kavanagh published one sonnet in each monthly issue of Argosy from January 1890 to June 1891, with
the exception of March 1891. In each volume contents page they are listed under one entry for Sonnets.
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The Argosy
49
419
Think not, hope not thine aim to reach; there are
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Sonnet
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Think not, hope not thine aim to reach ; there are
Draughts too divine for man—e’en as he sips,
Their sweetness turns to gall upon his lips.
Aims reached are worthless. Let thine shine afar,
As shines o’er night a great and tranquil star
That grows in beauty as the night wears on.
Thus over thee may thy bright star look down,
Nor darkness nor yet cloud its pure light mar.
Because it burns so high, feel not forlorn,
Look up through this earth’s night of toil and strife ;
Look up ! it is the purpose of thy life.
Look up to Love, to Trust, to Faith—that look
Is written down in God’s eternal book ;
Look up until the coming of the Morn.
Julia Kavanagh.