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THE WHEREWITHAL.
A man may have wisdom and worth,
And humour and wit at his call;
But what do these matter on earth
If he has not the wherewithal?
His home may be circled with friends,
If he only can keep up the ball;
But friendship soon changes and ends
If he has not the wherewithal.
Then seek for the wherewithal—
Make sure of the wherewithal,
For pleasure, like friendship, soon ends
If you have not the wherewithal.
And humour and wit at his call;
But what do these matter on earth
If he has not the wherewithal?
His home may be circled with friends,
If he only can keep up the ball;
But friendship soon changes and ends
If he has not the wherewithal.
Then seek for the wherewithal—
Make sure of the wherewithal,
For pleasure, like friendship, soon ends
If you have not the wherewithal.
The purse is the dial whose face
Shows best where the sunlight doth fall;
He always is first in the race,
Who is first with the wherewithal!
Some say that the high can be mean—
Some hint that the great can be small;
But trifles like these are not seen,
If bless'd with the wherewithal!
Then seek for the wherewithal—
Make sure of the wherewithal,
For pleasure, like friendship, soon ends,
If short of the wherewithal.
Shows best where the sunlight doth fall;
He always is first in the race,
Who is first with the wherewithal!
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Some hint that the great can be small;
But trifles like these are not seen,
If bless'd with the wherewithal!
Then seek for the wherewithal—
Make sure of the wherewithal,
For pleasure, like friendship, soon ends,
If short of the wherewithal.
Love smiles on the casement that shows
A picture within to enthral;
When gold's in the heart of the rose,
There's love in the wherewithal?
Yes; men may have wisdom and worth,
And humour and wit at their call,
But what do these matter on earth
If they have not the wherewithal!
Then seek for the wherewithal—
Make sure of the wherewithal,
For pleasure, like friendship, soon ends,
If short of the wherewithal!
A picture within to enthral;
When gold's in the heart of the rose,
There's love in the wherewithal?
Yes; men may have wisdom and worth,
And humour and wit at their call,
But what do these matter on earth
If they have not the wherewithal!
Then seek for the wherewithal—
Make sure of the wherewithal,
For pleasure, like friendship, soon ends,
If short of the wherewithal!
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