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 | Poems, chiefly occasional, by the late Mr. Cliffton |  |
Brothers,
Be bold, be resolute; what e'er
Ye will to do, that do and never fear.
Seek your own good, ask nothing from the wise,
In man's own strength, man's own protection lies.
All men are equal: not a lowly hind,
The shivering object of the winter's wind;
But justly claims, in common right with all,
An equal portion of this teeming ball:
His birthright 'tis, incorp'rate with his breath,
And yields to nothing, 'till it yields to death.
A halter.
Be bold, be resolute; what e'er
Ye will to do, that do and never fear.
Seek your own good, ask nothing from the wise,
In man's own strength, man's own protection lies.
All men are equal: not a lowly hind,
The shivering object of the winter's wind;
But justly claims, in common right with all,
An equal portion of this teeming ball:
His birthright 'tis, incorp'rate with his breath,
And yields to nothing, 'till it yields to death.
A halter.
| Poems, chiefly occasional, by the late Mr. Cliffton | |