Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
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[Great Privilege and glorious,—to do good!—]
Great Privilege and glorious,—to do good!—This—this the meanest and the mightiest share,
Since the poor sons of labour and of care,
If with the will, and the desire imbued,
Possess the power:—when springs an angry feud,
Staid words and wholesome counsel may repair
The disagreement—and the sequel spare!
If sickness or if sorrow come to intrude,
On neighbouring homes the poorest can bestow
Prompt Aid—Dear Service—and Love's Tears and Prayers.
Submission oft from sympathy will grow;
And he oft soothes a grief, who pitying shares—
We sink beneath the burthens of our woe,
If none compassionate or claim our cares.
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