Adelaide Anne Procter （b. 1825,d. 1864） was the daughter of Bryan Waller Procter （better known as "Barry Cornwall "）,a celebrated English poet,living in London. Miss Procter‘s first volume,"Legends and Lyrics," appeared in 1858,and met with great success;it was republished in this country. A second series,under the same name,was published in 1860;and in 1862 both series were republished with additional poems,and an introduction by Charles Dickens. In 1861 Miss Procter edited "Victoria Regia," a collection of poetical pieces,twhich she contributed;and in 1862 "A Chaplet of Verses," composed of her own poems,was published. Besides these volumes,she contributed largely tvarious magazines and periodicals.
1.Sow with a generous hand;Pause not for toil and pain;Weary not through the heat of summer,Weary not through the cold spring rain;But wait till the autumn comesFor the sheaves of golden grain.
2.Scatter the seed,and fear not,A table will be spread;What matter if you are toweary Teat your hard-earned bread;Sow,while the earth is broken,For the hungry must be fed.
3.Sow;-while the seeds are lying
In the warm earth’s bosom deep,And your warm tears fall upon it- They will stir in their quiet sleep,And the green blades rise the quicker,Perchance,for the tears you weep.
4.Then sow;-for the hours are fleeting,And the seed must fall to-day;And care not what hand shall reap it,Or if you shall have passed awayBefore the waving cornfields Shall gladden the sunny day.
5.Sow;-and look onward,upward,Where the starry light appears,-Where,in spite of the coward‘s doubting,Or your own heart’s trembling fears,You shall reap in joy the harvest You have sown to-day in tears.