The Mouth of Gold a Series of Dramatic Sketches Illustrating the Life And Time
The Mouth of Gold a Series of Dramatic Sketches Illustrating the Life And Time
E Edwin Johnson
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My friend And father, I would lay on thee the load That wealth inherited hath laid on me. At once relieve my anxious thought and rid My conscience of a snare : for vanity Full oft, with cunning malice, whispers me : What merit in thy large beneficence ! As statues stand the chu ches thou hast built, 50 The Month of Gold. The hospitals by thez endowed. Thy gifts To rich and poor are destined to embalm Thy memory. Help me to wrest away This weapon from the fiendish hand that fain Would slay my so...ul. Chrys. Thy talent is thine own, To use but not transfer. In open fight, And not evasively, thy soul must win Its amaranthine wreath of victory. Olym. Why then, if thou decline the proffered trust Til make all comers free to take the store Of wealth that cumbers me, till all is gone. Chrys. I was an hungered and ye gave me food, Was naked and ye clothed me : how shall Christ Address such words to thee if carelessly Thou give to those who have enough, and lose Thereby the power to help the destitute ?
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