FLATTERY.
Once on a time there journeyed through the . laud A wise man, who long years had sought to find One soul too strong for flattery to bind And lead a willing slave at her command. And all in vain; yet finally did stand Before him one for modesty of mind Ear-famed. Him long he plied with questions blind, To prove the jewel sought xvas xxoav at hand. At last he said, “You arc a humble man.” - A pleased look swept across the othex*’s face, k “I trust I am.” The wise man ci’ied in pain, 'jl'u’c llting I soutrht I have not found, nor can; The demon pride finds here its strongest place, Whei’e lack of vanity hath made one vain.” —Selected.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 8, 20 May 1893, Page 3
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123FLATTERY. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 8, 20 May 1893, Page 3
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