From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Bio: Countess Morphy, née Marcelle Azra Hincks was an American-British food writer, dance critic, and cookery demonstrator, famed for her book on world gastronomy.
