ORIGINAL POETRY.
LIVE THEM DOWN. By John G. Smith. When auld wives clash, and gomerils jeer, Aud meddlin billies interfere — K'eer fash yere thumb, yere duty's clear. Live them down. When scandalmongers blot yere name, And try to dim yeredear bought fame, E'en let them, theirs will be the shame, Live them down. When Men's wha should be frien's indeed, Ein aff when clouds are owre yere head, And magnify ilk sma' misdeed, "Live them down. When folk whase only pith is pence, Poor substitnte for want of sense, Dare to deride wi' leering glance, Live them down. When ingrates fired wi' vengefu' ire, > Wi' demons hke themselves conspire — To drag yere virtues thro' the. mire, Live them down. When hypocrites wi' sour grimace, An' upturned 'cc, and lengthened face, Condemn yere deeds as scant o' grace, Live them down. Aye keep yere conscience calm and clear, The sacred laws o' Heaven revere, Tho' bigots frown and zealots sneer, Live them down.
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 244, 20 April 1866, Page 3
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162ORIGINAL POETRY. Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 244, 20 April 1866, Page 3
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