Chips, fragments and vestiges by Gail Hamilton collected and arranged by H. Augusta Dodge |
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SELFISHNESS
(1845)
What is the cause of misery,
The cause of war and strife,
The cause of much unhappiness
In this short, fleeting life?
I scruple not the cause to tell—
'Tis selfishness, I know full well.
The cause of war and strife,
The cause of much unhappiness
In this short, fleeting life?
I scruple not the cause to tell—
'Tis selfishness, I know full well.
What is the cause of murders, thefts,
Of hard words and of blows?
What is't that causes more than half
Of mankind's real woes?
I scruple not the cause to tell—
'Tis selfishness, I know full well.
Of hard words and of blows?
What is't that causes more than half
Of mankind's real woes?
I scruple not the cause to tell—
'Tis selfishness, I know full well.
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What is the cause of bleeding hearts,
Of silent grief and tears,—
What is the cause of partings sad,
And many anxious fears?
I scruple not the cause to tell—
'Tis selfishness, I know full well.
Of silent grief and tears,—
What is the cause of partings sad,
And many anxious fears?
I scruple not the cause to tell—
'Tis selfishness, I know full well.
| Chips, fragments and vestiges by Gail Hamilton | |