Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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WROTE ON THE KING OF SPADES. |
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WROTE ON THE KING OF SPADES.
Who take such tools to dig the soil,May labour hard with little toil;
And, save in Chance or Fortune's train,
May labour long for little gain.
But they who search in Wisdom's mine,
For treasures lasting as divine,
Nor grudge their hope the pains they take,
Need never fear to lose the stake.
The more they dig, the more they find,
That full contents the longing mind;
And, like the ebbing of the main,
The more they lose, the more they gain.
Wisdom her pregnant riches springs,
To fill the poor, and beggar kings;
A wealth more worth than Ophir's gold,
So often bought, but never sold;
The pearl of price, the glorious leav'n,
That barters earth, and bids for heav'n!
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