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The year 1850 is almost gone –
its last sands are running in the
glass of time. We can not but
be thoughtful – serious – melancholy.
How all things remind us that we
are creatures of a day – bid us
heed the flight of time – & make
new resolutions for the future!!! ~

Whither has the past year gone?
What have we done that is worthy?
How stand we at the Bar of Consc. [Conscience]?
What record has gone up on high?
Have we made a years [year's] progress in good?
Must this be numbered with wasted years?

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