Two Schools
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Henry Van Dyke
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I put my heart to school
In the world, where men grow wise,
'Go out,' I said, 'and learn the rule;
Come back when you win a prize.'
My heart came back again:
'Now where is the prize? ' I cried. - -
'The rule was false, and the prize was pain,
And the teacher's name was Pride.'
I put my heart to school
In the woods, where veeries sing,
And brooks run cool and clear;
In the fields, where wild flowers spring,
And the blue of heaven bends near.
'Go out,' I said: 'you are half a fool,
But perhaps they can teach you here.'
'And why do you stay so long,
My heart, and where do you roam? '
The answer came with a laugh and a song, - -
'I find this school is home.'
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