<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371307" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonnet: God Gives and Takes</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Though poverty-bred, I am versatile, <br>And want to serve my Maker in great ways; <br>My thoughts of doing good are pulsatile; <br>I pray to God to give me better days. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I have done much and wish to do much more; <br>My labor’s futile if He says, ‘nay, no! ’ <br>I wait for God to open one more door; <br>Against the devils’ current, I must row. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But I will wait for opportune moments; <br>Success can come only if God does bless; <br>And if denied, I shall have ‘no comments’! <br>He gives men gifts and takes away excess.<br> <br>God, let me live and die in Thine harness, <br>The only way for my true happiness.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371307" data-title="Sonnet: God Gives and Takes de John Celes" data-description="Though poverty-bred, I am versatile, And want to serve my Maker in great ways; My thoughts of doing good are pulsatile; I pray to God to give me better days. I have done much and wish to do much more; My labor’s futile if He says, ‘nay, ..."></div> </div> </div>

solid border dashed border dotted border double border groove border ridge border inset border outset border no border blue green red purple cyan gold silver black