By The Way Verses, Fragments, and Notes [by William Allingham] |
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[I can be haughty with my brother-kind] |
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[I can be haughty with my brother-kind]
I can be haughty with my brother-kind,Walk on their courtesies like trivial flow'rs
Strewn for a humble tribute: this is well:
But if they knew me as I know myself,
The beggar's look who did not spit on me
Were grateful alms! Oh Gracious God in Heaven!
How can we show our faces to Thy sun?
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