Over him years had no power; he was not changed, but transfigured;
He had become to her heart as one who is dead, and not absent;
Patience and abnegation of self, and to others,
This was the lesson a life of trial and sorrow had taught her.
He had become to her heart as one who is dead, and not absent;
Patience and abnegation of self, and to others,
This was the lesson a life of trial and sorrow had taught her.
Longfellow
