 O poor man's son ! scorn not thy state; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rich and great; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign; A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee.  Jane Wright; or, The young servant - Page 68by Jane Wright (fict.name.) - 1865 - 84 pagesFull view - About this book
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...This is the best crop from thy lands ; A heritage, it seems to me, Worth being rich to hold in fee. O poor man's son! scorn not thy state; There is worse...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. Both, heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last; Both, children of the same dear... | |
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...O, poor man's son, seorn not thy state ; There is worse weariness than thine, In merely being rieh and great ; Toil only gives the soul to shine, And...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. Jama R. LmeeWt Poems. PRAISE. Or who would ever eare to do brave deed, Or strive in virtue others to... | |
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...thy state;— There is worse wearines than thine, In merely being rich and great ; Work only makes the soul to shine, And makes rest fragrant and benign...heritage, it seems to me, Worth being poor to hold in fee. Both heirs to some six feet of sod, Are equal in the earth at last ; Both children of the same dear... | |
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