SINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God,
That while my footsteps tread the flowery sod
And the great woods embower me, and white dawn
And purple even sweetly lead me on
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(Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God - Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.) Her heart shall taste my laughter and my tears, And her kind eyes shall lead me to the end. Enjoy the poem, but the last two lines, in conjunction with the rest, are confusing.
A great poem of hope that here I experience. likes.
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(Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God - Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.) Her heart shall taste my laughter and my tears, And her kind eyes shall lead me to the end. Enjoyed the poem, but the last two lines, in conjunction with the rest, are confusing to me.
I'm not a literary expert, but this appears to be a love poem, in which he thanks God for a constant companion who has given him hope, and love, and the touch of loving hands, and who will be with him through the years, his perfect friend, sharing his joys and sorrows until life's end.