SPEAK NO ILL.
Nay, speak no ill ; a kindly word Can never. leave a string behind. And, oh, to breathe each tale we've heard, Is far beneath a noble mind* Full oft a better seed is sown By choosing thus the kinder plant ; And if but little good be known, Still let us speak the best we can.
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Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 207, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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58SPEAK NO ILL. Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 207, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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